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While Lil Nas X may "do a lot of planned sh*t," as he tweeted shortly after performing on Saturday Night Live on May 22, ripping his pants on live television was not one of those plans. On Monday, the 22-year-old singer discussed his wardrobe malfunction durin... More »
TikTok is constantly blessing us with DIY hacks we wished we knew about earlier, and the latest one lets us try out one of the summer's biggest trends: the backless shirt. TikTok user Carolina Freixa shows us how to transform a tank top into a backless shirt i... More »
Robert McDaniel’s troubles began with a knock on the door. It was a weekday in mid-2013, as he made lunch in the crowded three-bedroom house where he lives with his grandmother and several of his adult siblings. When he went to answer the door, McDaniel discov... More »
Nineteen-year-old St. Croix native Mackeel Rogers Jr. made the All Day baseball team this May for his second consecutive year in Miami Dade County, Florida. The All Day team is equivalent to an All Star sports teams in the U.S. Virgin Islands. By June 2021, he... More »
The V.I. Board of Education on Friday issued an order that lambasted the V.I. Dept. of Education for failing to provide meaningful graduation ceremonies for the senior class of 2021, who the board said had weathered back-to-back disasters that altered their co... More »
The V.I. Department of Tourism said Friday it has big plans to strengthen its position as a leading Caribbean destination for marine tourism. Speaking after last weekend’s St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, D.O.T. Commissioner Joseph Boschulte said th... More »
Government House announced Friday that First Lady Yolanda Bryan has teamed up with AARP in The Virgin Islands, the V.I. Department of Tourism, the V.I. Council on the Arts-DPNR, and Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights to celebrate older Americans Month. Ac... More »
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has taken action on 16 bills sent up by the 34th Legislature, vetoing two pieces of legislation and signing into law 14 bills, including measures for a number of infrastructure projects across the Territory that ... More »
Residents of the Virgin Islands will have the opportunity to showcase their talents and creativity in the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s annual video competition. This year’s competition is held under the theme, “Accelerating Digital Transformation ... More »
Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie led a delegation from the BVI into a successful negotiation with the United States Virgin Islands on increasing the number of persons travelling by ferries to and from both Territories. The Premier and... More »
The Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) led by the Ministry of Health and Social Development has received partial scholarships in the amount of $10,000 courtesy the BVI Rotary family. Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone a... More »
ST. THOMAS, USVI – On May 16, at roughly 12:25 p.m., detectives of the VIPD Domestic Violence Unit arrested 29-year-old Shemelle Isaac of Bergs Homes, charging him with Simple Assault, Domestic Violence and Damage to Property, Domestic Violence. Isaac allegedl... More »
