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Twenty-three young Virgin Islanders were inducted into the second cohort of the Government of the Virgin Islands Financial Fellowship program on Tuesday. The program, called GVI Fellows, was conceived in 2021 and is intended to introduce more young people to p... More »
As the U.S. Virgin Islands experiences its latest surge in Covid-19 cases, the V.I. Dept. of Health is reinforcing the importance of public testing. As of Tuesday there were 268 active Covid-19 cases territory-wide, according to D.O.H. data, with St. Croix acc... More »
Two USVI natives are receiving accolades for their work in a widely-circulated national publication. When designer Aria Garcia, based in Los Angeles, was commissioned to direct a double cover, twelve-page spread in Playboy Denmark’s January issue, the CEO of w... More »
ST. THOMAS — United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced this week that Shakari Francis, 26, of St. Thomas, and Ahkoy Smith, 24, of Daytona Beach, FL, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Ruth Miller for an initial appearance hearing after being charged with po... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Health on Tuesday announced the 129th death tied to Covid-19 in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “The deceased is a 64-year-old male on St. Thomas,” D.O.H. said in a release after it confirmed cause of death and notified the victim’s family. The heal... More »
