The V.I. Dept. of Agriculture announced Tuesday that a cluster of tropical bont ticks were found in Estate Lower Love on St. Croix on a herd of sheep and horses. These ticks were discovered during a farm visit by the Division of Veterinary Services. The ticks were collected and positively identified by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, D.O.A. said. The tropical bont tick, also called Amblyomma variegatum, feeds on horses, cattle, sheep and goats and has the potential to transmit fatal disease to these animals. The male tick is large and brightly colored while the female is gray and can be the size of an olive. The bont tick does not affect people and generally does not affect domestic pets such as cats and dogs. V.I. D.O.A. Commissioner Positive Nelson stated that the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture was immediately contacted following…
Today the territory marks the 104th Transfer Day, when Denmark sold the then-Danish West Indies to the…
On Monday, the copper sculpture of King Christian IX was removed from the Emancipation Garden in St.…
V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett and House representatives Alma Adams and Jeff Fortenberry…
Roadside Lighting in Time Square on St. Croix…
Staff Consortium December 22, 2020ST. CROIX — Time Square in Christiansted is once again well-illuminated with lights aglow just in time…
Want Carnival in August? Get Vaccinated, Governor…
Ernice Gilbert December 22, 2020Last week, Governor Albert Bryan told the Consortium that there would be no carnival in St. Thomas next…
AgriFest 2021 Planned for Memorial Day Weekend
Ernice Gilbert November 14, 2020The Board of Directors of the V.I. Agriculture and Food Fair announced Friday that due to the Covid-19…
Sculpture of King Christian IX to be Removed…
Maxiene K. Cabo November 13, 2020A bill that seeks to authorize the removal of the copper sculpture of King Christian IX from the Emancipation…
University of the Virgin Islands senior, Raven Phillips, was crowned the 40th Miss UVI at the Miss UVI Ambassadorial Presentation and Coronation on Wednesday at John Brewers Bay, on St. Thomas, the in...
AARP V.I. in collaboration with the V.I. Council on the Arts will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a virtual concert set for Saturday, AARP VI has announced. The concert features Eddie Russell a...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The George Washington University says it is moving to suspend one of its professors after she acknowledged that she is actually white and Jewish, and that she has “built her life...
ST. CROIX — Suspended since February 14, the St. Croix abattoir reopens for business Monday, allowing livestock owners and private residents to slaughter their animals at the facility for either com...
World Central Kitchen (WCK) has announced its first round of grant awards in the U.S. Virgin Islands through Plow to Plate, the organization’s food security and resilience program that offers direct...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday declared a state of emergency as a worsening drought creeps across the U.S. territory amid a coronavirus pandemic. Starting July 2, n...
ST. CROIX — At a ground-breaking ceremony late Friday morning in the historic Estate Bethlehem adjacent to the National Guard’s compound on St. Croix, Governor Albert Bryan unveiled the details of...
In the regular session of its quarterly meeting on June 20, via teleconference, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees unanimously approved the creation of a School of Agriculture, the...
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