…Emancipation Day and Fourth of July holidays, the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority has announced its operating hours for the coming days. For Monday, July 3, and Tuesday, July 4, 2023, the following hours of operation wil…
July 3rd, 2023, marks an historic day for the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands as the territory commemorates the 175th anniversary of Emancipation. On this day, 175 years ago, a powerful revolt by over 9,000 enslaved people, led …
The hopes of 12,000 student borrowers in the Virgin Islands, who stood to benefit from President Joe Biden's ambitious student loan forgiveness plan, were dashed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday when the court ruled against the…
ST. THOMAS - One woman is now facing a slew of criminal charges after reportedly taking a man’s missing wallet and using his credit card to rent a car and book a hotel room. At the beginning of the week, a man reported to police t…
…Islands and JPMorgan, in which former JPMorgan banking executive Jes Staley is a third party-defendant, has ruled on two motions that were filed by the bank and by Staley, respectively. In the matter of depositions of witnesses pr…
…policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) unconstitutional, thus denouncing the use of race in university admissions. The ruling marks the end of Affirmative Action, which has been used by the nation's most pr…
ST. THOMAS — Buney Chinnery, a 22-year-old resident of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, has been sentenced to eight months in prison for his involvement in a human smuggling operation, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith reporte…
…thoughts and concerns on the proposed land exchange deal for the construction of a new Pre K-12 school on St. John. Residents are encouraged to submit their comments to Mr. Francis's office before the Committee of the Whole meetin…
The V.I. Water and Power Authority has announced that it has made strides towards improved energy efficiency and resilience, with the successful energization of Wärtsilä Generation Unit 5, a critical component of the St. Thomas Ra…
A damning report by the Justice Department's watchdog reveals a disturbing pattern of negligence and misconduct within the federal prison system, highlighting the failures that allowed disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to take h…
…updates regarding security and parking at its seaports in Red Hook, St. Thomas, and Cruz Bay, St. John. These measures are set to take effect from Thursday, June 29, as the St. John Celebration 2023 Village opens in Cruz Bay. With…
ST. THOMAS — A man has been charged with multiple felonies following an incident where he allegedly brandished a gun and assaulted a bartender at a popular beachside bar. On June 1, authorities received a report from a bartender a…
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