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ST. JOHN — Brummell Germain is the latest to appear in court on domestic violence charges after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and damaged her property. On January 19, police responded to a complaint made by a woman who said that her boyfriend, Brummel... More »
The issue of strengthening connectivity between the islands of the USVI occupied a chunk of time during the V.I. Port Authority’s Governing Board meeting on Wednesday morning. Some of the most spirited discussion occurred late in the meeting when board member ... More »
ST. JOHN — Three men dressed in dark clothing and wearing bandanas attacked a jewelry store in St. John Wednesday afternoon, stealing the store’s inventory and fleeing the area on foot, according to the V.I. Police Department. V.I.P.D. Director of Communicatio... More »
The V.I. Economic Development Authority on Wednesday announced that moderate-income individuals and families seeking homeownership opportunities in the U.S. Virgin Islands now have a website where they can search for in-depth information about the VI Slice Mod... More »
ST. THOMAS — A second suspect has been arrested in the territory’s first homicide of the year, which occurred in Market Square on January 15. Responding police and Emergency Medical Technicians converged on an unresponsive man, later identified as Marcos Anton... More »
ST. THOMAS — A father and son appeared before the V.I. Superior Court on Wednesday on gun, ammunition and narcotics charges after reportedly fleeing an attempted traffic stop. The court heard that police were conducting sector patrol near the Bolongo Bay roadw... More »
ST. THOMAS — Two sisters appeared before the V.I. Superior Court on Wednesday after getting into an altercation with a minor. On January 17, the 911 Emergency Call Center received reports of a disturbance involving several women. When police arrived at the Osw... More »
Twenty-three young Virgin Islanders were inducted into the second cohort of the Government of the Virgin Islands Financial Fellowship program on Tuesday. The program, called GVI Fellows, was conceived in 2021 and is intended to introduce more young people to p... More »
As the U.S. Virgin Islands experiences its latest surge in Covid-19 cases, the V.I. Dept. of Health is reinforcing the importance of public testing. As of Tuesday there were 268 active Covid-19 cases territory-wide, according to D.O.H. data, with St. Croix acc... More »
Two USVI natives are receiving accolades for their work in a widely-circulated national publication. When designer Aria Garcia, based in Los Angeles, was commissioned to direct a double cover, twelve-page spread in Playboy Denmark’s January issue, the CEO of w... More »
ST. THOMAS — United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced this week that Shakari Francis, 26, of St. Thomas, and Ahkoy Smith, 24, of Daytona Beach, FL, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Ruth Miller for an initial appearance hearing after being charged with po... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Health on Tuesday announced the 129th death tied to Covid-19 in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “The deceased is a 64-year-old male on St. Thomas,” D.O.H. said in a release after it confirmed cause of death and notified the victim’s family. The heal... More »
