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Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett on Thursday announced that amendments she proposed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act measure have passed the U.S. House of Representatives and include important items beneficial to the territory and America’... More »
Osmond Constance grew up at a time where he recalled that men disciplining women was “normal”, just something that happened among couples. It was not until he was much older that he would learn of the extent and the trauma of these actions which prompted him t... More »
ST. CROIX — The owner of Corner Pocket Grill House and Nightclub, a popular venue located in Kingshill was arrested Thursday after firing a gunshot into the air during an altercation with his child’s mother at the establishment, the V.I. Police Department has ... More »
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle assisted two U.S. boaters aboard the sailing vessel Watoosh in the Caribbean Sea and completed a two-day tow of the sailing vessel to Salinas, Puerto Rico Thursday afternoon. According... More »
ST. CROIX — A woman who allegedly defrauded her father out of $1,000 by taking him to an ATM machine to withdraw money, although she knew he suffers with Alzheimer’s and was incapable of providing consent, was arrested Thursday, the V.I.P.D. has announced. Acc... More »
V.I. Dept. of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte was honored Wednesday with Carib Journal’s top award for tourism executives in the Caribbean leading their destinations to greater heights. Mr. Boschulte received the Journal’s Caribbean Tourism Executive of ... More »
The V.I. Water and Power Authority has issued a statement in an attempt to calm the controversy stemming from its decision to host its Christmas party at one of the most expensive venues on St. Croix: the Castle of St. Croix. WAPA announced on Wednesday that t... More »
Staff of Banco Popular on Wednesday presented gifts of furniture to three senior citizens at the Flambouyant Gardens senior living facility on St. Croix, the second year the banking institution has taken on this benevolent act. The effort is an initiative that... More »
ST. THOMAS — A man appeared before the V.I. Superior Court on Wednesday to face charges for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend after she refused to have sex with him. Adam Reeves was arrested on Wednesday and charged with second-degree assault, simple assault... More »
ST. CROIX — A man who allegedly robbed the Spicy Grill Restaurant in Estate Golden Grove on Nov. 18 returned Wednesday to attempt the crime a second time but was arrested, the V.I. Police Department has announced. According to a release from the department, on... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Health is calling on the Virgin Islands public to continue practicing Covid safety measures as active cases in the territory have been on an upward trend. D.O.H. said on Wednesday that “though increases in numbers is expected based on nationa... More »
The Government of the Virgin Islands continues to subsidize the V.I. Water and Power Authority by providing the authority $4 million every month, without which CEO Andrew Smith has said WAPA would essentially fall apart. Even so, WAPA leadership has greenlight... More »
