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USVI News and World Report broadcasted earlier exclusive possession of written communications between Senator Sarauw and her lover Katarina where the Senator appears to contradict her reliance on her youth as an explanation for her rude and disrespectful condu... More »
The Virgin Islands Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) broke ground on the demolition on Wednesday, signaling the start of construction work for J. Benton Construction which has been hired as the general contractor for t... More »
The University of the Virgin Islands has announce the 2nd annual UVI HBCU Basketball Classic to be held on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. The event, scheduled the first weekend in November, coincides with the university’s homecoming festivities thro... More »
Employees of the V.I. Water and Power Authority who subscribe to the authority’s Gold Health Care Plan will pay a smaller share of insur During a Governing Board meeting on Thursday afternoon, members heard from Christian Bergstrom of the Gehring Group, WAPA’s... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Education announced early Friday that due to inclement weather experienced overnight, five schools in the St. Croix District will have a delayed start on Friday, September 30. 9:00 a.m. start time (school bus pick-up will begin at 8 a.m. for... More »
“We utilized the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) and Public Assistance Alternative Procedures for permanent work to restore medical facilities in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria in the U.S. Virgin Islands,” said Herbert Grigg, FEMA Public Assistance gro... More »
The National Weather Service has issued a weather advisory for the U.S. Virgin Islands, warning of excessive rainfall, flooding of urban areas, roads, small streams, and guts. In a special alert, NSW said a flood warning is in effect until 11:15 p.m. Thursday.... More »
The storm system named Ian impacted Florida after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of near 150 mph, walloping the state before being downgraded to a tropical storm with winds near 65 miles per hour early Thursday. Flori... More »
The V.I. Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (VI-EPSCoR) will host its annual conference on Oct. 27-28, highlighting the next generation of STEM professionals: the youth of the Virgin Islands. The event, titled “Our Islands, Our Youth, Our Fu... More »
The V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency along with tsunami warning installation contractors have discovered a malfunction in the software necessary to test the system on the island of St. Croix as scheduled for today, the agency made known Wednesday n... More »
In a move aimed at bolstering Puerto Rico’s dwindling diesel supply which has caused gas stations and grocery stores among other business to close early, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday approved a temporary and targeted Jones Act waiver a... More »
A team from the V.I. Water and Power Authority including CEO Andrew Smith, Chief Operating Officer Micheal Sharp and Chief Financial Officer Jacob Lewis this week appeared before the Public Services Commission with a presentation on solar renewables and to dis... More »
