ST. THOMAS -- Noting his efforts as outstanding, senators who make up the 31st Legislature's Committee on Rules and Judiciary, as well as non-committee members, lauded Steven van Beverhoudt, the territory's inspector general who w…
…Bureau of Internal Revenue has implemented a gross receipt tax amnesty signed into law by Governor Kenneth Mapp on October 6, according to a B.I.R. press release. The amnesty is currently in effect and will end of January 3, 2017,…
ST. CROIX -- The community was in an uproar when it learned that there were no operational ambulances available for use here late Wednesday and into Thursday, many expressing disbelief, dismay, and sadness that a U.S. island, wher…
ST. THOMAS -- Senate President Neville James said the reason for a near 3-hour delay of Friday's Senate session at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall here, was because 31st Legislature senators caucused for 2.5 hours discussing "…
ST. CROIX -- Attorney General Claude Walker, in a letter addressed to St. Croix Board of Elections Chairwoman Lilliano Belardo de O'Neal and St. Thomas Board of Elections Chairman Arturo Watlington this afternoon, ordered the Join…
ST. CROIX -- The Department of Health issued a press release this afternoon stating that at least one of the two ambulances that needed repairs is operational once more. D.O.H. had made known late Thursday that because both ambula…
ST. THOMAS -- On Thursday, a vehicle crashed into the fencing surrounding the Yacht Haven Grande Shopping Complex, resulting in the driver sustaining injuries, Yacht Haven Grande Marketing Manager L. Vivienne Yaple has announced. …
ST. CROIX -- The Department of Health said late Thursday that there were no operational ambulances on this island, as both were "experiencing challenges." D.O.H. Director of Public Relations Nykole Tyson would not say what went wr…
ST. CROIX -- Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, in a statement issued to The Consortium this afternoon, said that campaign funds she received from Jeffrey E. Epstein, above, -- an American financier whose estimated worth is abo…
ST. THOMAS -- A 21-year-old man was arrested on Monday at about 4:21 p.m. after stealing three checks of an elderly woman, who police identified as Ms. Vasquez, V.I.P.D. Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced on Tuesday. The y…
ST. CROIX -- The Division of Personnel held its 5th Annual Health Expo on this island at the Sunshine Mall today, bringing together a myriad of vendors whose focus is to provide services that promote healthy living in one form or …
ST. CROIX -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources made known via press release on Friday that all beaches in the territory, except one, were safe for swimming and fishing this weekend. The one beach that did not meet w…
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