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Over the weekend, a young woman reached out to Consortium journalists, telling us that having seen our reporting on the sexual harassment allegations against Senator Steven Payne, she too was ready to tell her story of abuse against her perpetrated, she said, ... More »
ST. CROIX — A woman has been charged for depositing two checks written out to another individual. Juliandrea Toomer, age 34, is charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, grand larceny, and accessing a computer for fraudulent purposes. The charges are th... More »
ST. THOMAS — New details have emerged in connection with the brazen shooting incident near the Nisky Center Saturday that left two men injured, one of whom had to be airlifted for further medical care. Police have arrested and charged Cuthbert Dabrio Jr. with ... More »
Education, health and law enforcement officials on Wednesday told members of the Committee on Health, Human Services and Hospitals that as of March, the V.I. Department of Education learned that students are using marijuana edibles and a task force has been es... More »
The Bryan administration will start issuing Premium Pay checks to both private and public sector employees beginning in June, after receiving about 800 applications from the private sector following the announcement of the program. That’s according to Office o... More »
In an unexpected turn of events that is causing much consternation in the St. Croix community while inviting the ire of lawmakers, the new Juan F. Luis Hospital CEO, Douglas Koch, has fired Michelle Montoya, the registered nurse and union secretary working at... More »
The USVI Travel Portal, launched during the Covid-19 pandemic in an attempt to minimize the spread of the virus from individuals entering the USVI, will be discontinued on Wednesday, June 1, Governor Albert Bryan confirmed to the Consortium Tuesday. The move i... More »
Andrew Fahie will be able to bond out of the federal detention facility in Miami where he has been held since his arrest in late April on drug and money laundering charges. A hearing on the matter on Monday resulted in Judge Kathleen Williams deciding that, wi... More »
ST. CROIX — The V.I. Police Department is seeking the community’s help to identify suspects seen on camera robbing A Taste Margarita’s Restaurant & Bar, located in Frederiksted. According to police spokesman Glen Dratte, the 911 Emergency Call Center on Saturd... More »
ST. THOMAS — A man who allegedly shot two male victims Saturday night near their vehicle as they were returning from an event at a nightclub was taken into custody Monday afternoon, the V.I. Police Department has announced. According to police spokesman Glen D... More »
The Office of Disaster Recovery announced Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has jumpstarted the replacement of the St. Croix Wastewater system with a $30 million award to the Waste Management Authority. The funds will be used to begin the ar... More »
