Plans for Carnival Virgin Islands in St. Thomas in April and May are now well advanced, the Dept. of Tourism, Division of Festivals has announced. The festival division made known Thursday that the 68th anniversary of the St. Thomas spectacular, whose slogan is 'All Eyes on We for 2020', will be a celebration of the territory's culture, cuisine, history, music, and people. This year marks the first time the event, which runs from April 4 to May 3, 2020, is being managed and produced by the Division of Festivals, which has added new events to the calendar. Meanwhile, the VI Carnival Committee plans on taking the government to court over trademark rights for "VI Carnival" and "St. Thomas Carnival", even as the Division of Festivals has changed the name around to "Carnival VI". It remains to be seen how the pending court battle will unfold,…
Starting today, automobile owners can skip the interminable wait at the Virgin islands Bureau of Motor…
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They are often unseen, living in the shadows of daily life. But we know they are there: the homeless…
A 15-Year-Old Girl Tried to Swim From Jeffery…
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VI Consortium's Coverage of Caribbean News Starts…
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Ernice Gilbert January 14, 2020ST. CROIX — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced…
In 1867, a Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Caused Tsunamis…
Staff Consortium January 12, 2020In light of the apparently incessant earthquakes that continue to pummel Puerto Rico, especially the…
The unending series of earthquakes that started affecting Puerto Rico on Monday continued Saturday with the latest being a magnitude 6.0 that affected the island at 9:00 a.m. today. The latest earthqu...
After nine earthquakes impacted Puerto Rico on Tuesday, and ten in two days, the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said the U.S. Virgin Islands has been placed on high al...
Gov. Albert Bryan and the Virgin Islands Senate huddled in an emergency session Saturday in an effort to find a way out of a Water and Power Authority crisis that could leave some Virgin Islanders wit...
Cheers. DiamondRock Hospitality and the Marriott International toasted the holiday season on Tuesday with a splashy, wine-and-dine showcase of the upcoming Frenchmen’s Reef and Noni Resort on St. T...
The Government of the Virgin Islands and Bureau of Internal Revenue lost another round in the high-stakes federal lawsuit over the constitutionality of the territory’s excise tax. U.S. District C...
ST. THOMAS — In October, members of the V.I. Carnival Committee met at the V.I. Port Authority for a meeting via teleconference with Governor Albert Bryan, Dept. of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Bosch...
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Melinda Charles on Saturday received the Eagle Rising Award for her leadership and dedication contributed to Virgin Islands National Guard Association, the V.I. National Gu...
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has voted unanimously to grant accreditation status to the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor has announced. The acti...
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (V.I.H.F.A.) recently finalized the purchase of the Villa Morales property in St. Croix with 2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) fun...
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