ST. THOMAS -- There is no escaping the impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the lives of Virgin Islanders. The two Category 5 storms wreaked havoc on the islands in September 2017, disrupting the daily routine that islanders ha…
ST. THOMAS -- Three pieces of legislation seeking to update the territory's insurance laws to better protect residents and also because the current laws are outdated, were approved in the Committee on Finance, chaired by Senator K…
ST. CROIX -- For over three hours on Friday at the Superior Court here, attorneys representing the Virgin Islands Volunteer Advocates for Children, Inc., (V.I.V.A.) -- a nonprofit organization on St. Croix that represents abused a…
…to house residents whose homes were damaged by the Category 5 storms. But Irma and Maria made unusable most of the buildings that were considered shelters, and with the 2018 hurricane season near a month in, the U.S. Virgin Island…
ST. THOMAS -- Senators learned Wednesday that plans for temporary workspaces within the V.I. Department of Health are underway, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency will take all $2.8 million of the department’s insurance m…
…and Natural Resources (D.P.N.R.) announced on Wednesday its first territorial summer camp dubbed "Adventure at your Library". The Adventure at Your Library summer camp is designed to foster and promote a great appreciation for lib…
ST. THOMAS -- The Crossover, a feature film to be produced in the U.S Virgin Islands, is searching for talent to join its cast, a release issued Tuesday makes known. With a wide range of characters, there are roles for people of a…
ST. CROIX -- With roughly two weeks remaining before the Virgin Islands Behavioral Services (V.I.B.S.) shuts its operations in the territory, a lawsuit brought against Governor Kenneth Mapp, Department of Human Services Commission…
ST. THOMAS – Nine months after the untimely death of Jason Julius, his grieving loved ones await an explanation while the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority administration remains silent on what exactly happened to their lin…
Update: Coastal Systems USVI, which is representing the government in the development of the Paul E. Joseph Stadium that has been contracted to GEC, LLC, late Monday contacted The Consortium stating that the pile of dirt currently…
ST. THOMAS -- Following a unified front on Thursday when lawmakers who make up the 32nd Legislature overrode multiple of Governor Kenneth Mapp's vetoes, the senators took a different path on Friday, sniping at each other in a back…
ST. CROIX -- Having received its share of $1.5 million in a $7 million Takata airbag settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands, New Mexico and Hawaii, the V.I. Department of Justice, whose attorney general joined the class action ag…
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