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New Morgue on St. Croix to be in Operation Mid-May, Dept. of Justice Says

Ernice Gilbert | February 09, 2023

The V.I. Department of Justice on Tuesday told lawmakers that work on a modular morgue on St. Croix has been ongoing, and the new facility will be open to service the community two and a half months after the structure's arrival on St. Croix at the end of February. That puts launch date somewhere around mid-May, according to testimony provided by Acting Attorney General Carol Thomas-Jacobs, who was named to the position by Governor Albert Bryan in December following the dismissal of Denise George. The St. Croix Morgue status update follows investigative reporting by the V.I. Consortium that exposed unbelievable, horror-movie conditions at the St. Croix morgue back in July 2022, which led the medical examiner on St. Croix at the time, Dr. Jacqueline Pender, to tender her resignation.  Dr. Pender, who in mid-June 2022 had written the V.I. Dept.…

Recreational Marijuana Now Legal in U.S. Virgin Islands…

Ernice Gilbert | January 18, 2023

Governor Albert Bryan on Wednesday signed into law the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act (Act 8680), which…

Rynel Harris Crowned Miss St. Croix 2022-2023 in First…

Ernice Gilbert | December 19, 2022

Rynel Harris, contestant number 1 in the 2022-2023 Miss St. Croix pageant, was crowned queen in a competition…

Zy'Naii Prentice is St. Croix's New Princess, Je'Talia…

Ernice Gilbert | December 12, 2022

Let's get one thing out of the way: all competitors in this year's Princess and Duchess Show were exceptional…

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