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Government House has announced that Governor Albert Bryan will hold the second annual Territorial Day of Prayer service for protection against Covid-19 and for the well-being of all Virgin Islanders as the territory continues to be impacted by the corona virus... More »
Senator Donna Frett-Gregory has expressed gratitude to her colleagues for supporting Amendment No. 34-164 that calls for a turnaround company to provide an assessment on the true state of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, and provide measures on ho... More »
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Monday said that there was a “large explosion” at the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent. In a brief update posted on its website, the SR... More »
ST. THOMAS — The Virgin Islands has received funding for the $1,400 stimulus payments through the Covid aid bill signed into law by President Joseph Biden. The funding is part of the president’s American Recovery Plan, the Department of Finance and the Bureau ... More »
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said today that it has started processing applications for funeral assistance, helping ease some of the financial stress created by the Covid-19 pandemic. FEMA said it is providing financial assistance for Covid-19-relat... More »
JFL North, the modular facility that was supposed to be up and running and serving the public’s medical needs, has experienced yet another delay and will most likely come online early 2022, some five years following Hurricanes Irma’s and Maria’s impact to the ... More »
An employee with intimate knowledge of the operations of the Juan F. Luis Hospital told the Consortium Friday that it was impossible to remain quiet following the collapse of a nurse who was administering care in the Virgin Islands Cardiac Center (V.I.C.C.) at... More »
WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration, through the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs, announced today the release of $338,059,936 to Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The payment includes $65,109,936 to Guam for federal income ... More »
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – April 8, 2021 — A Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority Board of Directors will meet for a VI Economic Development Commission (VIEDC) Public Hearing and a Governing Board Decision Meeting for the VIEDC and the Ec... More »
St. Croix, USVI – Jonny Cadena Osorio and Morlin Moises Jaenstchke Calero, both of Nicaragua were charged with Conspiracy to Possess and Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute on Board a Vessel Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United ... More »
COVID-19 has had environmental, economic, and societal impacts across the world. The Darwin COVID-19 Rapid Response Round responds to the immediate impact of COVID19 on the priorities of the Darwin Initiative, Darwin Plus and the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challen... More »
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh passed away on the morning of 9 April after 70 years of loyal public service. He was a friend to the British Virgin Islands, first visiting in 1966 and then in 1977 and 1993. The funeral will take place a... More »
