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Family and friends said their final farewells to the late Dr. Roy Lester Schneider during a state funeral held on Thursday morning. The well-known surgeon and U.S. army veteran served as the fifth elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands from 1995 to 1999. ... More »
The Board of Directors on the V.I. Public Finance Authority has approved an engagement for Squire Patton Boggs to assist the V.I. Water and Power Authority with negotiating the resumption of propane delivery from VITOL. The board also discussed plans for a vis... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Health has announced the 128th death tied to Covid-19 in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territo... More »
Michael Sharp, who served in the role of chief financial officer at the V.I. Water and Power Authority from mid 2022, has resigned. The hire was approved by the WAPA board in April. WAPA issued an internal memo announcing Mr. Sharp’s departure; the Consortium ... More »
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided notification to the public of the intent of the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to provide federal financial assistance to the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), as rec... More »
The V.I. Housing Finance Authority announced Thursday that it closed off 2022 with the submission of a finalized Electrical Power Systems Enhancement and Improvement Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that ultimately determines... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Justice has announced that 51- year-old Antonio Sanes-Carmona, a registered sex offender, was arrested by the V.I. Dept. of Justice (VIDOJ) Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Unit on January 11 on St. Croix for failure to ... More »
