The Research and Technology Park (RTPark) on Thursday announced its proposed construction of the Virgin Islands Tech Village in Estate Lower Love, in accordance with the legislative mandate of promoting sustainable economic development that created the RTPark back in 2002. The Virgin Islands Tech Village will consist of 60 units of residential housing, 10,500 square feet of commercial space, a 120 room teaching hotel, a 300-person capacity conference center, and a solar microgrid, said the RT Park. It will also include significant agricultural investment, with 60 percent of the land dedicated to agricultural use, ranging from farming to innovative programs and agribusiness development. The project, estimated to cost around $40 Million, will serve as another step in the economic revitalization of St. Croix. RTPark Executive Director, Peter…
Governor Albert Bryan on Tuesday sent a request to the 33rd Legislature asking for an extension to the…
The V.I. Department of Health reported its 9th Covid-19 related death this evening. The department did…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Puerto…
Bryan Eyes New Strategy in Covid-19 Battle: Keep…
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V.I. Elderly are Being Infected With Coronavirus…
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24 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Single Day
Staff Consortium August 03, 2020The V.I. Dept. of Health reported 24 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. Virgin Islands on…
The V.I. Department of Health reported 32 new cases of the novel coronavirus between Friday and Saturday: 15 and 17 new cases respectively. As of Saturday, 9,440 tests were performed territory-wide...
ST. CROIX — It was roughly 22 years ago that Senator Alicia Hansen moved legislation to name a facility that would one day be the hub for cargo operations on St. Croix after Gordon A. Finch, a forme...
(AP) — Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but it’s a vexing decision. ...
The Covid-19 patient who the Bryan administration accepted into the territory in May — called "Sam the Sailor" locally — has since recovered from his severe case of Covid-19 and was released from ...
ST. CROIX — A rumor that warned residents to steer clear of Plaza Extra East because someone at the store had tested positive for the coronavirus — while ignoring the fact that no other employee h...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy plunging by a record-shattering 32.9% annual rate last quarter and is still inflicting damage across the country, squeezing already s...
The V.I. Dept. of Health has reported the 8th Covid-19 death in the territory, with the latest fatality occurring in St. Thomas. The number of deaths are now split equally per district: 4 in St. Thoma...
ST. CROIX — Dr. Michael Baden, the high-profile American physician and board-certified forensic pathologist known for performing autopsies on George Floyd, whose death at the hands of police led to ...
The Dept. of Human Services said Monday it will start issuing Coronavirus Pandemic EBT cards (P-EBT) in August, after announcing in June that it had received federal approval to provide 13,000 childre...
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