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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ongoing volcanic eruptions have displaced about 20% of people in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as a U.N. official on Wednesday warned of a growing humanitarian crisis Between 16,000 to 20,000 people were evacuated und... More »
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – April 14, 2021 – The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority’s (VIEDA) Enterprise Zone Commission (EZC), in partnership with the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources’ (VIDPNR) Virgin Islands ... More »
Registration continues for the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Be YOUth Centre in anticipation for the opening of its first session in May. A ceremony was recently held for the persons to view the centre and tour its amenities. Director of Youth Affair... More »
The V.I. Water and Power Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning on St. Croix heralding the commencement of work on three electrical undergrounding projects, the authority has announced. Located in Golden Grove, Midland and the Wilfred “Bomb... More »
ST. THOMAS — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Allan Browne, a citizen of Trinidad, was charged with entering the United States after having been previously deported and removed from the United States. Browne made his initial a... More »
The Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources on Wednesday advised Virgin Islanders that the gray haze observed in the territory for the past few days is a combined result of the volcanic eruption on St. Vincent and the movement of African Sahara Desert dust. Ac... More »
ST. THOMAS, USVI – On April 12, at approximately 4:32 p.m., police detectives arrested 38-year-old Luis C. Cancio of Elizabeth, NJ, charging him with being a Fugitive from Justice. Cancio was detained by Customs & Border Patrol at the Cyril E. King Airport, af... More »
ST. CROIX, USVI – On April 12, at around 8:15 p.m., officers of the COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force arrested Shania Shervington, age 35 of Estate Whim. She was charged with Fraudulent Claims Upon the Government, Access to a Computer for Fraudulent Purposes, Us... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Agriculture announced Tuesday that a cluster of tropical bont ticks were found in Estate Lower Love on St. Croix on a herd of sheep and horses. These ticks were discovered during a farm visit by the Division of Veterinary Services. The ticks ... More »
The V.I. Department of Health said late Tuesday it has taken immediate action to notify Johnson & Johnson vaccine providers to mark inventory, continue to store the vaccines as previously instructed, and to continue to monitor and document storage unit tempera... More »
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has reported that a male humpback whale has been freed after getting caught in a net in the Sir Francis Drake’s Channel. Mr. Ken Pemberton of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries said that reports were receive... More »
