Inadequate staffing levels and obsolete facilities are the predominant barriers preventing the Bureau of Corrections from making timely progress in complying with the terms of a 36-year-old consent decree surrounding the operations of the John. A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility, formerly named the Golden Grove Prison. That’s the assessment of court-appointed independent monitor Kenneth Ray, who last week Tuesday submitted the 24th Independent Monitor’s report to the Court. The 195-page document chronicles Ray’s findings from the assessment process which was conducted virtually from October 18 through 21st, 2021. The purpose of the settlement is to "remedy constitutional violations involving the care and custody of prisoners incarcerated at the facility." Further, the agreement between the Virgin Islands and the federal government seeks…
Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community on Saturday paraded…
In what would amount to one of the boldest moves in USVI government history with far-reaching impacts…
Popular St. Croix entertainment spot Starlight Lounge & Nightclub, known for its topnotch security and…
New Generators Projected to Lower Energy Costs…
Linda Straker November 15, 2021Vernon Alexander, director of project management at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority has…
$39 Million Worth of 8 Percent Repayment Checks…
Staff Consortium November 03, 2021Government employees who suffered the 8 percent wage cut enacted during the former Governor John P.…
USVI Population Drops a Stunning 18.1 Percent…
Staff Consortium October 28, 2021The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released the 2020 Census population and housing unit counts for the…
Bryan Removes Nighttime Curfew on Bars and Nightclubs,…
Ernice Gilbert October 26, 2021Governor Albert Bryan told the Consortium earlier this month he was prepared to ease Covid-19 restrictions…
At least 22 retirees who were re-employed by the Government of the Virgin Islands continued to receive their annuities along with their salaries beyond permissible limits established by varying laws, ...
ST. CROIX — A group of local and national businessmen with deep pockets have formed a company named "St. Croix Energy" with the purpose of exploring the viability of an environmentally friendly rest...
V.I. National National Guard service member Capt. Kai Callwood was welcomed back home by family, friends and fellow service members at the Cyril E. King Airport on Saturday, which marked the 20th ann...
Virgin Islanders whose properties have been delinquent from 2015 and before have up to 30 days to arrange a payment plan with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor (OLG) or face losing their propertie...
ST. CROIX — The Village—VI Partners in Recovery Inc./ WestCare was awarded a $545,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant from the Department of Health and Hum...
Come Wednesday, vaccinated Virgin Islanders traveling back home will no longer need to take a Covid test for clearance to travel. All they've have to do is insert their vaccination card information in...
Come September 19, Limetree Bay will let go its remaining employees, idle the refinery and proceed with its bankruptcy filing. The company is also hopeful that an investor will be interested in purcha...
U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Karima Greenaway Hantal, a native of St. Thomas, was promoted to commander, according to a release issued on June 14 by the U.S. Coast Guard’s 9th District G...
University of the Virgin Islands announced today that former Board of Trustees member Donald Sussman, a noted philanthropist, financier, and St. John homeowner, has made a $6 million donation to estab...
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