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Supervisor of Elections Caroline F. Fawkes is reminding aspirants that the first day to submit Nomination Petitions and Papers is Tuesday, May 10, 2022, by 6:00 PM. The deadline to file is May 17, 2022, before 5:00 PM. Offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix will ... More »
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – May 9, 2022 — On Thursday, May 12, 2022 beginning at 9AM AST, the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) Board of Directors will meet for a Governing Board Decision Meeting on matters for the V... More »
V.I. Police Department Commissioner Ray Martinez on Friday disclosed that the V.I.P.D. in collaboration with the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs is looking into the possibility of using noise-monitoring cameras as part of efforts to control loud m... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Health on Monday encouraged Virgin Islanders to wear masks in public two months after Governor Albert Bryan lifted the indoor mask mandate, a decision based on rising Covid-19 cases that the health department says is tied to V.I. Carnival fes... More »
A wide-ranging bill sponsored by Senator Novelle Francis that seeks to curtail loud music and other forms of “noise pollution” not only from vehicles but homes and entertainment facilities, was approved in the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public... More »
The U.S. Social Security Administration on Monday revealed the most popular baby names of 2021. According to the release, Liam and Olivia remained America’s most popular baby names in 2021. Liam has been the top choice for new parents for five years in a row,... More »
The V.I. Economic Development Authority on Monday announced $3.96 million in CARES Act funding to be provided as direct financial assistance to commercial fishers, wholesale dealers, aquaculture operators, and charter/for-hire fishing operators affected by Cov... More »
ST. THOMAS — An 18-year-old has been charged with third-degree assault after allegedly attacking his colleague over a pair of sneakers. The charges against Eliah Cornelius stem from an assault that police say occurred in the early hours of Thursday, April 28th... More »
Boosting local agriculture products from 3 percent to 35 percent is one of the goals for the agriculture sector as part of Vision 2040 – a developmental approach that is aimed at addressing the services, technology, energy, agriculture, and manufacturing secto... More »
