ST. CROIX — Seventeen-year-old Abigail S. Valery, a 2021 high school graduate of the St. Croix Educational Complex, was awarded the Ten Sleepless Knights (TSK, Inc.) Annual Scholarship on Wednesday evening at the Frederick D. Dors…
Governor Albert Bryan said Monday his administration would not mandate Covid-19 vaccination for public schools, a response provided to the Consortium during the administration's weekly Covid press briefing. "We're not going to imp…
…consultation with the V.I. Department of Health, the UVI Board of Trustees voted on Saturday, June 19, to institute mandatory vaccinations for all students and employees. UVI issued a previous release about the June 19 meeting, bu…
The Covid-19 variant that was first detected in India has been spreading rapidly around the world — including in the U.S. — and new data emerging from Israel show the virus infecting people who have been vaccinated. According to t…
The new Virgin Islands Madras has made Virgin Islands history a bit richer as artists and fashion designers utilize it now in their craft. The official V.I. Madras was commissioned to be made by locally raised textile designer Deb…
…late Thursday that twenty-seven additional Covid samples have tested positive for the highly contagious U.K. variant — known formally as B.1.1.7. — in preliminary testing, a clear indication that the variant is gaining ground in t…
ST. CROIX — The V.I. Public Finance Authority (P.F.A.) during a Wednesday board meeting unanimously approved the ratification of a contract for professional services with Atlantic Caribbean Consulting, LLC (ACC) to assist with the…
U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Karima Greenaway Hantal, a native of St. Thomas, was promoted to commander, according to a release issued on June 14 by the U.S. Coast Guard’s 9th District Great Lakes region. The release spot…
…Board on Tuesday approved a motion directing Banco Popular to start the process of reimbursing its St. John customers who are currently using non-Banco Popular ATMs for transactions. The action was needed because Banco Popular was…
…Emergency Management Agency has announced the appointment of Kristen Hodge to serve as the director for U.S. Virgin Islands' Joint Recovery Office. Ms. Hodge officially began June 20 and will focus on the territory’s priorities to…
…Monday sought and received an increase in the Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause, or LEAC — which in simple terms is the cost of fuel passed on to consumers — from the Public Services Commission, a decision PSC commissioners said …
…agencies met recently in-person at the National Guard's Armory in Estate Bethlehem on St. Croix and VITEMA’s Emergency Operations Center in St. Thomas, as well as virtually, for what was called a "Response Capstone Event" which in…
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