United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that approximately 50 V.I. youths are attending Camp DEFY (Drug Education for Youth) this week in St. Thomas with plans for Camp DEFY next week on St. Croix. Camp DEFY …
The University of the Virgin Islands’ Agriculture Experiment Station (AES) has been featured in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic, one of the leading magazines on science, geography, history, and world culture, UVI has …
With the start of the 2019-2020 school year around the corner, Sen. Allison DeGazon said recently she is pushing for the Department of Education to work in conjunction with the Bureau of Corrections (B.O.C.) to expedite school sum…
…Virgin Islands in front of over 3,000 top African American journalists, among them influential movers and shakers, at the opening ceremony of the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Miami, Florida on Wednesday.…
…during a May meeting. The surcharge of 3 cents raised residents costs per kilowatt hour to 43 cents, by far the highest in the country. According to Mr. Greaux, the rate hike is only supposed to last for six months, meaning by the…
…leadership came down and a community meeting was held on St. Croix. The administration at the time was vehemently opposed to considering a cooperative, and when Southern went away, it was difficult to develop the local leadership an…
The St. Croix Central High School will conduct mandatory student orientation for school year 2019-2020 from August 20-22 in the school’s cafeteria. August 20, 2019 Grade 9 at 9 a.m. August 21, 2019 Grade 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. …
…hurricane preparedness walkthrough and tabletop exercise on St. Croix, VITEMA said. The tabletop exercise continued on St. Thomas Thursday and ended Friday. Supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), VITEMA Direc…
ST. CROIX -- The man police believe is responsible for the murder of Kelvin Woodson, who was shot to death on March 20, was arrested on Thursday, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has made known. The suspect, 33-year…
…complex about what drives the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s latest attempt to increase monthly electric rates paid by thousands of the territory’s homeowners and businesses. It’s propane. In 2013 – a year after the closure of H…
…office said Wednesday that Mr. Gittens will introduce a measure to restructure the Casino Control Commission (C.C.C.), to include eliminating salaried positions for commissioners. The measure, currently being drafted, calls for C.…
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