Twelve senators, Governor Albert Bryan and members of his executive branch, members of the V.I. Cannabis Board, V.I. Dept. of Tourism officials, representatives of the Office of Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett and other government officials will head to Colorado for a V.I. Cannabis Summit that starts on Monday, as local leaders set the stage for a debate on the legalization of marijuana in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The summit is being led and was organized by Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory, who spoke to the Consortium Wednesday on why the weeklong event is of immense importance. For one, it serves to impart indelible knowledge on the cannabis industry to local leaders as debate at home is expected to start soon. And it's happening in Colorado — among the first states to legalize recreational marijuana and an example of a successfully…
The V.I. Port Authority announced Thursday the use of a new online procurement system for the purchase…
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ST. THOMAS — Two inmates are facing additional prison sentences after their attempts to introduce contraband…
Senators through a bill forwarded to the Committee on Rules and Judiciary Tuesday are hoping to collect…
EPA Red Tape Represents Major Obstacle for Potential…
Ernice Gilbert October 19, 2021Potential buyers of the oil refinery on the south shore of St. Croix expressed pessimism regarding the…
Dept. of Health Announces Three Deaths Related…
Staff Consortium October 14, 2021The V.I. Dept. of Health announced on Thursday the 76th, 77th, and 78th deaths in the USVI related to…
Covid-19 Hotlines Down Temporarily, Says Dept.…
Staff Consortium October 13, 2021The V.I. Dept. of Health said Wednesday that technical difficulties with Viya telephone equipment have…
The Bryan administration urged residents of St. Croix not to let up on Covid-19 protocols, with the island as of Tuesday accounting for 83 percent of the territory's total active cases. Elsewhere, th...
As the United States prepares to welcome European visitors once again this November, the V.I. Department of Tourism is taking its marketing messages to Italy, the department announced Monday. “Ital...
“One destination does not make an itinerary,” said V.I. Dept. of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte as he highlighted the importance of greater collaboration among Caribbean destinations and cr...
As the virulent Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to ebb, the pandemic that shook the world in March 2020 will eventually become an endemic as vaccines become more accessible, though annual vaccinat...
ST. CROIX — Two billboards on St. Croix owned by a businessman named Rick Jarvis, one located near the Sion Farm traffic lights and another near the La Reine traffic lights have been running ads dis...
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and now Finland have recommended against the use of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for younger people, a move prompted by cardiovascular side effects that though rare, have cause...
With Covid-19 cases trending downward in St. Thomas, the Schneider Regional Medical Center announced on Wednesday that it will shut down its recently launched testing service on Friday, a quick about-...
After sustaining widespread damage following the storms of 2017, the Divi Carina Bay Resort announced a partial opening from Oct. 1 2021 through Jan. 31 2022, after being closed for four years. "From...
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