ST. CROIX -- Jetblue announced today an end to its St. Croix flights effective January 8, 2019, a blow to the big island as it continues to rebound from Hurricane Maria. In a post on the carrier's website, Jetblue said the decisio…
…has approved nine more contracts for the repair and improvement of St. Croix’s roads, Government House has announced. In April, the governor announced that all of the territory’s primary roads would be entirely rebuilt to U.S. Dep…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections said in a statement issued to The Consortium late Monday that it has been working in concert with the Department of Justice on an investigation into the treatment of Virgin Isl…
…the Caribbean faces from hurricanes, whose growing frequency scientists have blamed on climate change, a new weather system is brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, though it is expected to turn sharply to the north and weaken later this…
…weather patterns caused by global warming. The changes threaten to destroy the current way of life for tens of millions of people if governments across the continents fail to take drastic action. According to the report, issued on…
…The budget includes millions of dollars for capital projects and lists numerous infrastructure initiatives planned for this fiscal year. Mr. Mapp said he intends to use growing revenues to improve government services and continue …
Senator Nereida Rivera-O'Reilly, serving her last few months in office, has been in overdrive pushing legislation she believes will help better the USVI. One of her latest notable measures, Bill No. 32-0358 -- which was heard on F…
…commissioner to implement additional requirements necessary for the strength or stability of any building or structure, the following requirements for buildings are now being recommended: The use of 24-gauge galvalume installed wi…
The first Virgin Islanders using FEMA’s PHC program received keys Fri. Sept. 28, 2018 to their repaired St. Thomas home 90-days after work began, FEMA announced Friday. “Getting Virgin Islanders back into their homes by helping th…
…Osbert Potter sought to reassure residents worried about the status of their insurance claims with Real Legacy Assurance, an insurance firm based in Puerto Rico that has been taken over by the Puerto Rico government on concerns th…
…during a press conference at the Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort in St. Thomas on Wednesday, that he was sending a bill to the 32nd Legislature that would allow hotels to raise the occupancy tax --a tax on the rental of rooms that t…
…in the goods and services market. The department also took the rare step of publishing the names of the businesses it said violated or continue to violate the statutory provisions regarding pull dates and pricing. Led by Commissio…
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