ST. THOMAS -- Intent on purchasing new "ceremonial vehicles" for the Office of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor -- as he'd requested last August -- Governor Kenneth Mapp line-item vetoed a portion of the Emergency Vehicles bil…
The St. Thomas Carnival Committee has revealed the entries that will participate in today's Children's Parade. Find all 35 below. Read the original document
ST. THOMAS -- Last year, the Adults Parade here was disjointed and unorganized, as noted by The Consortium's Founding Editor, Ernice Gilbert, in an opinion piece. The parade, Mr. Gilbert said, "quickly descended into a chain of em…
ST. THOMAS -- Carnival is here, and the Virgin Islands Police Department has issued its final parking restrictions notice for the activities. According to the release, the Fort Christian Parking Lot will be closed until May 9, 201…
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Police Department on Tuesday issued a safety message as carnival activities here come into their prime. The message can be viewed below. View the original embedded media
ST. THOMAS -- Division of Personnel Director Milton Potter said Tuesday that the first set of government employees would begin seeing raises in this week’s paycheck, according to Government House press release. The announcement fo…
ST. THOMAS -- In the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1 in 4 women, 1 in 6 children and 1 in 7 men are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. To bring awareness to this epidemic in her home, Family Resource Center (F.R.…
…monies to scammers before the victims are able catch on in time to stop the process. According to the V.I.P.D., the scammer, acting as an agent for a company, posts a job vacancy or an investment opportunity on the internet or oth…
ST. CROIX -- Five Virgin Islands veterans -- Jerome Ferdinand, Jerome Jackson, Aubrey Nelthropp, Carl Thomas, and Leroy Woodrup - who served with the 65th Army Infantry Regiment, also known as the Borinqueneers (bohr-ehn-kin-EERS'…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp has signed into law eight bills -- among them one making it harder for potential candidates to seek office by increasing the amount of signatures needed to qualify. The original bill -- sponsore…
ST. CROIX -- Innovative announced on Thursday that it would soon accept payments on a limited basis following a Public Service Commission ruling on Tuesday that requires Innovative to continue offering the option. Innovative had d…
ST. CROIX -- During a Committee on Government Services, Consumer and Veterans Affairs hearing held on Thursday, Positive Nelson, the veteran Independent Citizens Movement (I.C.M.) senator, said the United States should apologize f…
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