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Government House said Wednesday that Governor Albert Bryan testified virtually before the U.S. House’s Committee on Natural Resources during a hearing about the Department of Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (DOIOIA) 2023 budget, outlining the territory’s ... More »
ST. THOMAS — A woman is facing criminal charges after police say she was captured on surveillance footage taking a sum of cash and cashing out on a slot machine used by another individual. Isheba James, 41, who filed documents with the Election System of the V... More »
he U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced $3,377,000 in grants to the U. S. Virgin Islands for Community Planning and Development activities, ranging from the development of affordable housing to expanding economic opportunity f... More »
“Since we are the first high school to set off the graduation [season], let’s set it off right” were the words of Yves Abraham, principal of the St. Croix Central High School, who in return received a roar of excitement from the 158 CHS graduates on Tuesday. T... More »
The V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue has announced the extension of the penalty abatement program through May 31. This program applies to corporate, individual income and gross receipts taxes. Taxpayers willing to take advantage of the penalty waiver relief mus... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Health on Tuesday moved to ease concerns regarding the current shortage of baby formula badly affecting the U.S. mainland. The situation is so dire that the Food and Drug Administration on Monday took steps to allow more foreign baby formula ... More »
Tuesday was the last day for hopefuls seeking elected office in the USVI to file their documents with the Election System of the Virgin Islands, and the final list of individuals indicate heated contests in the senatorial race, with twenty-one candidates filin... More »
ST. CROIX — Separate shooting incidents in the Profit Hills Housing Community Monday night, also known as the Harvey Project, left one man dead and another injured, V.I.P.D. Director of Communications Glen Dratte has announced. Mr. Dratte said that at about 8:... More »
Aimbridge Hospitality on Tuesday announced that it will open two new resorts at Frenchman’s Reef in St. Thomas, as part of an extensive $350 million rebuild project on the property. According to the release, the two resorts, including The Westin Beach Resort &... More »
ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Bureau of Corrections announced Monday that a detainee at the Alexander A. Farrelly Criminal Justice Center in St. Thomas was pronounced dead by Emergency Medical Services technicians at approximately 4:20 a.m. this morning. B.O.C. said t... More »
Senator Kenneth Gittens wants to see a special investigation conducted into allegations of misappropriation of funds at the V.I. Water and Power Authority, after learning that WAPA had deducted Government Employees’ Retirement System contributions from employe... More »
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Monday that Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Keone Nakoa, traveled to St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John last week where he met with territorial leaders and federal officials to di... More »
