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The U.S. Virgin Islands has joined a list of 21 states and the District of Columbia that have approved legislation to legalize the adult use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Governor Albert Bryan is expected to sign the measure into law, which is alread... More »
Lawmakers during the early morning hours of Friday passed legislation to establish a 6th Constitutional Convention which will be asked to develop a draft constitution that will allow self-governance and to make future amendments accordingly. The 6th Constituti... More »
The Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS) has been granted leniency by Senator Kenneth Gittens who in the last two hours of Thursday’s Regular Session of the 34th Legislature, decided not to take the pension system to court. We have decided that we wi... More »
ST. THOMAS — A man whose girlfriend ended their relationship has been charged for allegedly harassing the woman and firing gunshots at her vehicle, the V.I. Police Department reported late Thursday. The suspect, 40-year-old Curtis Petersen, also showed up to t... More »
ST. CROIX — A man was shot dead in the vicinity of the KFC Restaurant in downtown Frederiksted late Wednesday night, according to the V.I. Police Department — less than two days ahead of the official kickoff of the 2022-2023 Festival Village. V.I.P.D. Director... More »
After receiving a huge settlement from the estate of Jeffery Epstein, the Virgin Islands is turning its sights on JP Morgan Chase, accusing the bank of facilitating the convicted sex offender’s abuse of women and girls. USVI Attorney General Denise George alle... More »
The 2019 calypso queen whose stage name is Blackness repeated her victory Wednesday night during the 2022-2023 Calypso Monarch on St. Croix, beating fourteen other competitors for the crown. Her two closest competitors were former five-time winner, Caribbean Q... More »
ST. CROIX — A man was shot dead in the vicinity of the KFC Restaurant in downtown Frederiksted late Wednesday night, according to the V.I. Police Department — less than two days ahead of the official kickoff of the 2022-2023 Festival Village. V.I.P.D. Director... More »
The V.I. Port Authority is making arrangements to enter into a public-private partnership, called P3, that will allow it to modernize the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix and the Cyril E. King on St Thomas. Both airports have maxed out their capacity to f... More »
Governor Albert Bryan on Wednesday told the Consortium that he intends to veto a bill sponsored by Senator Kurt Vialet that seeks to raise the minimum wage for government employees, pointing to a tight budget that Mr. Vialet as chair of the Finance Committee a... More »
The legalization of recreational marijuana and an accompanying measure to expunge the records of those charged for simple possession of the drug are expected to be approved today during what is expected to be an all-day Senate session at the Earl B. Ottley Leg... More »
If you are not a resident of Estate Solitude and communities further east along the same roadway on the east end of St. Croix, the executive security of Governor Albert Bryan is urging residents not to traverse said roadway, as the United States Secret Service... More »
