“An Open Letter to Governor John P. de Jongh, Jr.” Mr. de Jongh: Yesterday, after grappling with a flood of emotions that ranged from shock, to outrage, to bewilderment upon learning of your decision to pardon Sen. Alicia “Chucky”…
…embattled Senator Alicia 'Chucky' Hansen in a well-crafted letter stating why he should not do so. The letter, posted on the league's Facebook page, argues that Senator Hansen "broke the bonds of this social contract when she was …
A man was carjacked in Frederiksted on Tuesday night just after leaving a bar by two armed men, the V.I.P.D. has revealed. Former Senator Bent Lawaetz, whose name was not released by the V.I.P.D., said he had just left a bar and r…
…-- including its cable TV, Internet and Telephone divisions on St. Thomas and St. Croix. Choice Communications will also be closed tomorrow, however its call centers will remain open to serve customers who may need assistance. The…
The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands has ruled against Senator Chucky Hansen, disqualifying the Senator from seeking office in the 31st Legislature. Chairman of the Board of Elections Adelbert Bryan challenged Hansen's candidac…
A person who was unable to vote in the August 2nd Democratic Primary election has filed a complaint with the District Court of the Virgin Islands, seeking an injunction that would render the results invalid. The court document was…
…to law, the deadline to certify the primary elections in the St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. Johns districts was August 17th, 2014. That date was yesterday and we've yet to hear from board officials about the impending official resul…
…legislation, which sought to change the language in a V.I. law that states marriage is between a man and a woman, to "marriage is between two persons", the territory has been overtaken by fierce debates, protests and rallies again…
Water and Power Authority customers will start seeing reductions in their water and power bills by January 2015, CEO Hugo Hodge said on Thursday, as the company's switch from petroleum to propane will be fully operational early ne…
The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority is telling contracted trash haulers that it does not have enough money to honor agreements, and that cutbacks must be made, James Bates of Bates Trucking, the largest trash-hauling com…
Six scholarships have been awarded to Virgin Islands students by Innovative, the company has made known through a statement. Above, scholarship winner Debbie Bermudez. The scholarships, all one-time, were in the amounts of $5,000 …
…on the dangers of various "challenges" now making the rounds amongst youth of the Virgin Islands, the VIPD held a town hall meeting yesterday at the Patrick Sweeny Pavillion, revealing information that would make any parent or con…
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