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Tech visionary and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has taken aim at USVI Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett following comments Ms. Plaskett made Thursday calling into question the source of funding for Mr. Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter. The comm... More »
One Rastafarian organization in the U.S. Virgin Islands is making recommendations for locals to capitalize on the cannabis industry due to launch within a year. When Tafari Tzaddi, President of the Virgin Islands Rastafari Sacramental Cannabis Council Inc. app... More »
The U.S. Dept. of Interior announced Thursday that the Biden administration has included $537 million in funding for U.S. territories in his $6.9 trillion FY 2024 budget. The proposal would fund initiatives benefitting fellow Americans in the U.S. territories ... More »
The U.S. Border Patrol announced that its agents have apprehended 21 illegal immigrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic that entered illegally into Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in separate incidents. On March 8, Ramey Sector Border Patrol Agen... More »
Child passenger safety continues to be a major concern for the Virgin Islands Police Department, as statistics released this week show ongoing difficulty with either compliance or correct use of seats. The VIPD this week released statistics from a territory-wi... More »
