The Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) 631st Engineer Utilities Detachment conducted annual training July 10-24 in St. Thomas, VING announced Sunday. The unit completed several community projects on the island of St. Thomas during their two weeks training at the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School and the Bertha C. Boschulte Junior High School, according to the release. At the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, an entire conference room was rewired, and windows reinforced. Also, new ceiling tiles and tracks were installed. The engineering unit constructed eight new benches at the Bertha C. Boschulte Junior High School and two walkway coverings. The unit also re-energized the lighting system for the entire school, which had been without lights since the aftermath of hurricanes in 2017. “Home has limited opportunities for soldiers to exercise their…
The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) Division of Boards and Commissions on Monday…
The Virgin Islands Department of Education said Monday it has extended the deadline to Friday, August…
All beaches in the territory whose water quality were tested for safety this week proved to be safe…
V.I. U.S. Attorney's Office Recognizes 30th Anniversary…
Staff Consortium July 30, 2020United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…
Banco Popular Resumes Service at 9:30 a.m. on…
Staff Consortium July 30, 2020Banco Popular will resume services on St. Croix at 9:30 a.m. today, said Banco Popular Senior Vice President…
FirstBank Branches to Resume Operations at 10:00…
Staff Consortium July 30, 2020FirstBank announced Thursday morning that all its USVI branches, with the exception of the St. John…
ATT Says it's Preparing For Incoming Weather…
Staff Consortium July 29, 2020AT&T said Wednesday that its ready for what is expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias with an arsenal…
In anticipation of the arrival of the anticipated ninth named storm of the 2020 Hurricane Season, Viya’s operations throughout the territory will close at 12:00 p.m. today, the company announced tod...
The American Red Cross of the Virgin Islands said Tuesday it was preparing to respond as Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 — as the weather system already affecting portions of the the Leeward Islands is...
FirstBank on Tuesday informed the general public that all USVI and BVI branches will close at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday due to the expected inclement weather conditions later that evening. The Bank ant...
The monetary reward has been raised to $60,000 for anyone who can provide information that leads to the arrest of the person or persons who killed 14-year-old Aaron Ashby and his 27-year-old cousin, R...
To provide support to local nonprofit organizations that have continued providing for the most vulnerable and less fortunate within USVI communities even during the pandemic, FirstBank within the la...
Beginning today, the temporary restriction for anchoring at Buck Island will be lifted and the public will once again be allowed to anchor by approved permit issued by the National Park Service superi...
The Office of Disaster Recovery has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated $715,091 in funding to the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (D.O.A). These funds...
The V.I. Department of Justice is hosting a press conference on Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. to stream live autopsy results of the 22-month-old boy who died at Queen Louise Home for Children. The bo...
Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has called on the National Park Service (NPS) to reconsider its decision of closing Buck Island to local boaters and instead hold a conversation with the St. Croix...
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