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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.…
Governor Albert Bryan on Wednesday signed into law the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act (Act 8680), which…
Rynel Harris, contestant number 1 in the 2022-2023 Miss St. Croix pageant, was crowned queen in a competition…
Let's get one thing out of the way: all competitors in this year's Princess and Duchess Show were exceptional…
Bombshell Allegations of Harassment and Retaliation…
Janeka Simon August 23, 2022A civil complaint filed in the V.I. Superior Court earlier this month contains shocking claims of sexual…
52 Inmates Inappropriately Double-Celled, Unacceptably…
Janeka Simon June 20, 2022Inadequate staffing levels and obsolete facilities are the predominant barriers preventing the Bureau…
LGBTQ Community Celebrates Pride Month With Parade…
Staff Consortium June 19, 2022Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community on Saturday paraded…
Bryan Announces Plan to Make St. Croix 100 Percent…
Ernice Gilbert March 14, 2022In 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 excellent service, as well as being one of the best designed clubs in the territory, will permane...
In stark contrast to the heated debates witnessed in 2020 when the Bryan administration attempted to refinance government debt to realize savings to fund a number of Governor Bryan's priorities, sena...
Vernon Alexander, director of project management at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority has told the Public Services Commission that the four Wartsila units or generators which arrived in th...
Government employees who suffered the 8 percent wage cut enacted during the former Governor John P. de Jongh administration will soon start receiving their lump-sum repayment, estimated to worth thous...
The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released the 2020 Census population and housing unit counts for the U.S. Virgin Islands, revealing data Governor Albert Bryan warned would "shock" Virgin Islanders. ...
Governor Albert Bryan told the Consortium earlier this month he was prepared to ease Covid-19 restrictions once St. Croix cases dipped below 100. On Tuesday, speaking from Denver, Colorado, Mr. Bryan ...
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...
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