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ST. JOHN — On Friday at around 11:07 a.m. the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to the Westin Resort harbor in reference to an explosion aboard a vessel, announced V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima Saturday. According to the news rele... More »
Senators who make up the 34th Legislature had a lot to say on Thursday about a proposal from Governor Albert Bryan that seeks to better track and control firearms coming into the territory through the ports. At the crux of the criticism, lawmakers panned the r... More »
The Bryan administration will soon announce a plan to help Virgin Islanders with mortgages as part of the Covid-19 relief effort, an announcement that will come as great news to residents with mortgages struggling to make payments even as renters receive assis... More »
The British Virgin Islands is reporting that 9,079 first doses of the AstraZeneca Vaccine were safely administered as COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue. Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone confirmed the numbers of persons wh... More »
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ST. THOMAS — A Texan was arrested and was being held at the Bureau of Corrections in St. Thomas pending her advisement hearing on a fugitive from justice charge, announced V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima. According to the news release, on Wedne... More »
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources announced that as of Thursday night the territory was not being impacted by volcanic ash from the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent, which is an updated forecast from a previous D.P.N.R. release warning reside... More »
A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx Corp. facility in Indianapolis before turning a gun on himself, said the city’s police. Police responded to reports of gunfire just after 11:00 p.m. local time Thursday at the facility, located... More »
Taste of St. Croix and the V.I. Department of Tourism are gearing up to showcase some of St. Croix’s favorite culinary locations, albeit virtually this year on April 29 at Divi Carina Bay hotel, and in-person for vaccinated people the following days through Ma... More »
For years it has been said that a merger between the Virgin Islands Fire Service and Emergency Medical Services, a division of the V.I. Dept. of Health, would be beneficial to the territory, with proponents of a merger believing it would speed up response time... More »
The V.I. Dept. of Health on Thursday announced the 27th Covid-19 related death in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with the latest victim being a St. Thomas resident. According to a D.O.H. release, the victim, a man, was 81 years old. “After further investigating caus... More »
Officials from the Ministry of Health and Social Development are cautioning residents concerning atmospheric conditions as a result of the volcano eruption on the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceutical Services, Mrs. Gracia... More »
