ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Police Department is searching for a new public information officer, as Kevin Jackson, above, who's held the position from the onset of the Mapp administration, has resigned. That's according to Pol…
ST. CROIX -- Superior Court Judge Douglas Brady on Friday extended a temporary restraining order against five Board of Education members -- Mary Moorhead, Winona Hendricks, Arah Lockhart, LaVerne Slack and Judy Gomez -- and ordere…
ST. CROIX -- Beaches across the territory will welcome residents and visitors alike with warm (or cold) waters this weekend, as they are all safe for swimming and fishing, according to the Department of Planning and Natural Resour…
ST. CROIX -- Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter announced on Friday the formation of a new Real Property Tax Reform Task Force, its aim being to spend the next twelve months to address what Mr. Potter called the "vexing" problem of…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Department of Health on Tuesday received a shipment of Zika Prevention Kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the contents of which can be seen in this article's feature image. D.…
ST. CROIX -- Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Devin Carrington on Monday announced via press release its annual observances Consumer Protection and Weights and Measures Week, taking place March 1-7. Accord…
ST. THOMAS -- Senators on Friday approved a bill the Mapp administration says will help the local government recruit expert assistance through the Intergovernmental Personnel Mobility Act (I.P.A.), to temporarily cover “hard to fi…
ST. THOMAS -- Receiving lauds from the full Senate, a bill mandating that DNA tests be conducted on persons charged for felony, misdemeanor sexual assault and violent crimes -- even if they have not been convicted of said crimes -…
ST. CROIX -- Alwyn Alexander Baptiste, Sr., leader of the legendary World Famous Xpress Band and owner of the longstanding Backyard Studios, where almost every recording artist on St. Croix have recorded music -- from Christian to…
ST. CROIX -- The governing board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority met on St. Croix Thursday to take action on four items relating to the day to day operations of the territory’s public utility. The board authorized …
ST. THOMAS -- Virgin Islands employees earning minimum wage will soon see a step increase in their hourly pay, moving from the current minimum of $7.25 to $8.35 90 days after the law is enacted, and to $10.50 by 2018. With all 14 …
ST. THOMAS -- An arrest, not conviction, may soon give authorities the power to take DNA samples of suspects in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as required by a bill sponsored by Senator Novelle Francis, above, which won the Committee on…
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