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 institution of higher learning has announced. The coronation dubbed “Our HBCU in Paradise” is a replacement for the annually held Miss UVI Ambassadorial Competition. Phillips, 22, was the lone contestant to vie for the crown this cycle, UVI said. Four of the other contestants withdrew from the competition with concerns regarding dates and logistical changes resulting from the current COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertainty of the university’s reopening and other restrictions also affected the other contestants’ participation. Phillips, a social science major with a minor in psychology, hopes to highlight her platform of “Literacy Improvement” throughout…
AARP V.I. in collaboration with the V.I. Council on the Arts will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month…
WASHINGTON, CMC – The George Washington University says it is moving to suspend one of its professors…
ST. CROIX — Suspended since February 14, the St. Croix abattoir reopens for business Monday, allowing…
State of Emergency Declared in Puerto Rico as…
Staff Consortium July 01, 2020SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday declared a state of emergency as a worsening…
Aquaponics Center on St. Croix Hopes to Revitalize…
Kia Griffith June 27, 2020ST. CROIX — At a ground-breaking ceremony late Friday morning in the historic Estate Bethlehem adjacent…
UVI Board Approves Creation of School of Agriculture
Staff Consortium June 22, 2020In the regular session of its quarterly meeting on June 20, via teleconference, the University of the…
Lieutenant Governor Roach Encouraging Farmers…
Staff Consortium May 28, 2020Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach is encouraging the territory’s farmers and fishermen to apply to…
The Senate Committee on Rules and Judiciary approved four nominations to government boards and commissions, and OK’d several bills this week, including a measure that establishes the official madras...
ST. CROIX — For March, during Virgin Islands History Month, the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts will be showcasing an exhibit of photography and art that blends contemporary elements with tradi...
Lawmakers voted favorably on Tuesday for Bill No. 33-0249 - An Act amending Virgin Islands Code by mandating the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Tourism to host an agricultural symposi...
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has been participating in the St. Croix Agriculture and Food Fair for over 10 years. In this video, a short interview with the country's Ministry of Agriculture R...
Below, some pictures of the opening day of the 2020 Agriculture and Food Fair, which started Saturday. The pictures were shot by VI Consortum's Cruselda Roberts. (Click on the small, blue Facebook ico...
ST. CROIX — Saturday marked the opening day of the 2020 Agriculture and Food Fair, the 49th annual event on St. Croix that has grown to be the largest of its kind in the Caribbean. On Saturday morn...
The Virgin Islands Department of Education, Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education (DVICE), is inviting the community to experience a one-of-a-kind walk down memory lane on February 15 with the...
ST. CROIX — Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights took to the streets in the wee hours of Saturday morning ending in Frederiksted for the annual Crucian Christmas Foreday Morning Tramp, presented by...
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Local leaders this week offered condolences to the family of Virgin Islands cultural icon Dorothy Elskoe. Mrs. Elskoe, a native of St. Thomas, was an incredible ambassador of Virgin Islands histo...
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