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The Organization Gay Pride VI is hosting a Pride Walk this Saturday June 25th at 9am, starting at Emancipation Garden! USVI News Alli Bourne-Vanneck gets the details, and hears of different ways to support the LGBTQIA community in the territory. More »
While all attention is currently focused on whose possession is the Limetree Bay Refinery, with Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation commenting through a statement that it is the rightful owner, essential and extremely expensive parts needed for oil refin... More »
ST. CROIX — A man who police say attacked his 70-year-old uncle following an argument in Sept. 2020, which led to the uncle’s death on January 18, 2022 as a result of those same injuries, was extradited from the U.S. mainland to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thur... More »
When the Senate Committee on Finance met on Wednesday to continue 2023 budget hearings, the question of increased salaries for heavy equipment operators in the Department of Public Works dominated initial discussions among legislators. Finance Committee Chair ... More »
Stephanie Barnes’s motion that sought the recusal of Chief District Court Judge Robert Molloy has been denied, and a sentencing date has been set for August 8. The recusal request’s rejection follows a filing by prosecutors earlier this month calling Barnes’s ... More »
ST. THOMAS — United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Thursday that Natasha Seetaram, 39, of St. Thomas, was sentenced by Chief District Judge Robert Molloy to 12 months and one day of incarceration, followed by four years of supervised release for bank... More »
The Factory Football Camp & Combine has kicked off! Several NFL coaches and players have flown into the territory to teach the USVI’s top players! More USVINews coverage to come! This event was created by the founder of The Factory Julian West, the team, volun... More »
“So a lot of people are asking and we see this question on social media all the time. Why doesn’t uber work here or why can’t I get DoorDash. Explain to us in detail why we don’t have those services here,” USVI News Lesley Comissiong said. Chris George (Admini... More »
Governor Albert Bryan held a number of meetings Wednesday following West Indies Petroleum’s shock announcement claiming that it does not have a stake in the Limetree Bay Refinery. Among the meetings was one with the chief principal of Port Hamilton Refining an... More »
The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (USVIEDA), by and through the Economic Development Park Corporation (EDPC), is requesting bid proposals from qualified contractors to perform hurricane repairs at the VI Industrial Park. The full Invitation for... More »
St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Alexis Fuentes, 33, one of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended at sea off the coast of St. Croix, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III to conspiracy t... More »
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Government House issued the following statement clarifying the ownership of the Limetree Bay Refinery on St. Croix: “The Government of the Virgin Islands takes very seriously the stewardship of the Limetree Bay refinery. The sale of the r... More »
