…the potential of the Department of Education's employees and students alike, the commissioner underscored the significance of reformative changes, personalized learning plans, and the advent of the School Maintenance Bureau. The m…
…had completed high school diplomas and trade certifications. The first announcement was made on Tuesday when Bryan commuted the life sentence of 72-year-old Felix S. Perez, who had served 37 years for murder. The shocking declarat…
Dear Friends, the planned land swap of Whistling Cay for the Catherineberg Estate parcel negotiations are now complete. The next steps are approval by the Virgin Islands Legislature and the official signing of the documents. This …
…to task over their budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 and related staffing issues. VITEMA's proposed budget of $9,944,838, marking a slight increase from the previous fiscal year, drew intense scrutiny from lawmakers. The $9.9 m…
ST. THOMAS — A man stopped at a traffic checkpoint last Friday is now in court battling DUI charges. On June 16, officers of the Traffic Investigation Bureau were conducting stops at a checkpoint on Veterans Drive, near the Fort C…
ST. THOMAS — A heated altercation ensued after a woman's sexually suggestive comment was met with a less than enthusiastic response, resulting in her arrest on domestic violence charges. The incident took place on Monday afternoon…
…federal prosecutors the trouble of a trial, four other counts against the 61-year old Maynard were dropped, including charges of money laundering and racketeering. Prosecutors will also reportedly recommend that the judge assess h…
Even as Kurt Callwood, chair of the St. Thomas Easter Medical Center Corporation’s board, was testifying before lawmakers last week that a former executive director of the facility had been overstepping his authority and causing i…
…Causey-Gomez addressed the public in a press briefing focused on disaster preparedness for the 2023 hurricane season. After reminding the public of the department's role as one of the territory’s 15 Emergency Support Functions, pr…
Information recently gathered by Consortium journalists reveals that the U.S. Virgin Islands might just hold the key to quick appointments for the Global Entry Program, a fact that has often flown under the radar. The Global Entry…
ST. THOMAS — Senator Marvin Blyden, who checked into Schneider Regional Medical Center three days ago due to symptoms suggestive of food poisoning, is leaving the territory for additional medical examination, according to a statem…
The investigation ordered into the operations of the St. Thomas Eastern Medical Center Corporation (STEEMCC), which reported serious financial difficulties and irregularities in governance to lawmakers on the Committee of Health, …
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