ST. THOMAS -- A man who said he shot and killed a 66-year-old on Thursday, told police while being treated at the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital here on Friday that he did so in self-defense, attempting to protect his own life from…
Dear Governor, I know you love St. Croix. I have had many conversations with you about our island and you always express great enthusiasm for the progress you see us having with the government and the private sector working togeth…
ST. CROIX -- A team of middle school "mathletes" from the Good Hope Country Day School (G.H.C.D.) will represent the St. Croix School District in the territorial MATHCOUNTS competition set for March 30, 2016 on St. Croix, a Depart…
ST. THOMAS -- In development for almost 3 years, the Virgin Islands Children’s Museum is one step closer to completion, thanks in part to a donation from FirstBank Virgin Islands. Slated to open next month, the museum will be loca…
ST. THOMAS -- Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter, in his capacity of acting governor while Governor Kenneth Mapp is in Washington, has sent a measure to the 31st Legislature that he says requires swift action to ensure that the rec…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp will travel to the National Governors Association’s (N.G.A.) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. today, a press release Government House issued on Thursday says. According to the release, each ye…
Tourism stakeholders across the United States Virgin Islands are being encouraged to register for the Department of Tourism's upcoming customer service training sessions. The sessions will be held on Thursday, March 3 at the Unive…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp met with federal officials on Wednesday to discuss what Government House calls "proactive measures" to fight the Zika virus. The meeting comes as the territory's Department of Health (D.O.H.) rev…
In this week's I'm Making It Happen video, host Nykole Tyson interviews St. Thomas' Ana-Michelle Scarbrielle, above, who talks about following her passion and not what others expected of her. She is now the sales & marketing manag…
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Department of Justice today made known through a brief conference call with reporters that there is roughly $600,000 in unclaimed child support funds that need to be distributed, and the department…
The UVI Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS Prevention Program hosted its second induction ceremony on Jan. 31. University Student Peer Educators (SPE), certified through the Bacchus Network, were recognized for their contributions towar…
ST. THOMAS -- Ashemba Frett, 22, of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in a complaint with encouraging and inducing aliens to illegally enter t…
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