The Dept. of Health has partnered with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to provide free hearing exams to Virgin Islands residents, as well as hearing aids to those with hearing loss. At the Sunshine Mall on Sunday, about 200 St. Cro…
Medicaid, the healthcare program that assists low-income families or individuals in paying for long-term medical and custodial care costs, which is funded by the federal government and run at the state level, is set to become avai…
ST. CROIX -- Virgin Islanders who assembled at the D.C. Canegata Baseball Stadium on Saturday were not the field's usual gathering. An array of tents lined the edges of the park, representing multiple organizations -- public, priv…
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Next Generation Network, Inc. (viNGN) announced on Friday its latest initiative with the addition of the Mobile Public Computer Center (PCC) Lab, which will help to enhance public computer access f…
ST. THOMAS -- An additional 19,000 Virgin Islands residents are now eligible for healthcare and prescription drug coverage under the federal Medicaid program, following the Mapp/Potter administration’s success in getting the feder…
ST. THOMAS -- The Smith Bay community has been affected for the second time in one day by the discharging of gunshots, with the latest -- which occurred on Tuesday night -- leaving one victim injured with multiple gunshot wounds a…
ST. THOMAS -- The Government of the Virgin Islands and Airbnb -- an online marketplace and hospitality service that enables people to list or rent short-term lodging, including vacation rentals, apartment rentals and homestays -- …
Following last week's news that a mother with Zika had given birth to a baby with microcephaly — the first recorded case in the U.S. Virgin Islands — this week saw no new cases in the territory in both the regular and pregnant wom…
For the first time since its formation in 1981, the Wailers Band, the original backers of legendary reggae pioneer Bob Marley, will perform in the U.S. Virgin Islands at the Reichhold Center for the Arts on Saturday. Two of the gr…
ST. THOMAS -- Government House on Tuesday said that problems with legislation considered during last week’s special session were largely due to errors made at the Senate, and not Government House. In a letter sent Monday to Senate…
ST. CROIX -- Picture this: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has just struck the U.S. Virgin Islands, which immediately triggered a 20-foot tsunami, devastating Veterans Drive, the University of the Virgin Islands and the Water and Power…
ST. CROIX -- St. Croix Educational Complex High School (SCECHS) art students recently enjoyed the fruits of their creativity in a Virgin Islands Centennial-themed art exchange excursion to St. John, the Department of Education mad…
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