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Staff Consortium | June 04, 2020
Governor Albert Bryan during his Covid-19 response press briefing Monday took a detour from coronavirus-related talking points to praise the eight senators who voted to approve his controversial debt refinancing bill Friday. He also assailed senators who he labeled as political opponents, whose motives, he charged, were not in the interest of the people of the territory. "But this, my political opponents of course are fighting against because this is a huge win for the Bryan-Roach administration and it puts a damper on a lot of [their] plans so they don't want to see it go through," Mr. Bryan said, referring to primarily Senators Kurt Vialet and Janelle Sarauw, two of the more vocal dissenters of the measure. "So instead of doing what is the best thing overall for the people, they're thinking about their personal gain and put that in front…
The lots have been cast for this year's General Election, and the Election System of the Virgin Islands…
Senator Allison DeGazon will visit the VI Consortium tonight for a live interview with VIC Publisher…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, with…
PR Governor Wanda Vazquez Loses Primary of Pro-Statehood…
Staff Consortium August 17, 2020LOÍZA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican Gov. Wanda Vázquez on Sunday acknowledged losing the primary…
Puerto Ricans Head to the Polls a Second Time…
Staff Consortium August 14, 2020SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Ricans prepared Thursday for a second consecutive weekend of primary…
Watch: Francis Refuses to Place Testifiers Under…
Staff Consortium August 06, 2020In the video above, Senator Novelle Francis refuses to have testifiers on under sworn oath; Senator…
Biden Wins USVI Democratic Caucus
Staff Consortium June 08, 2020The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands held its presidential preference and delegate selection caucus…
Governor Albert Bryan on Wednesday signed 12 bills into law while vetoing two, Government House has made known. Among the bills he signed into law is a measure to prevent underage drinking and a bill...
Voters in the general election in November may have the chance to weigh in on developing a constitution for the Virgin Islands, through a question on the ballot asking whether they agree that a consti...
Governor Albert Bryan on Thursday used fighting words to cast blame on his predecessor, former Governor Kenneth Mapp for problems facing the $766 million Sheltering & Temporary Essential Power (STEP)...
While two incumbent senators, namely Alicia Barnes and Myron Jackson have decided not to seek reelection, a surfeit of new candidates have thrown their hats in the race, among them former government o...
Senator Myron D. Jackson announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in the 2020 Elections. The announcement comes one week after Senator Alicia Barnes announced that she would not seek ree...
Senators during an 8-hour session Thursday overrode Governor Albert Bryan's veto of Bill No. 33-0290, which sought to bring relief to Virgin Islands ratepayers by reducing the amount of time the Virgi...
Senator Alicia V. Barnes, who ascended to the top of the pack during the 2018 senatorial race in the general election — topping names such as Senator Kurt Vialet and Novelle Francis — has told the...
Voters standing in line close to each other, handling ballots and talking politics is a potentially toxic recipe for community transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With that in mind, the ...
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