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A legislative amendment that would provide a $5,000 one-time grant to centenarians in the U.S. Virgin Islands, including $1,000 for burial expenses, has gained support from the Senate Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance. The committee voted in fav... More »
On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared that the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive $45,565,000 through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) for vital drinking water infrastructure upgrades. The funds are part of the Biden ... More »
The University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park (UVI RT Park) has announced the launch of the USVI Idea Incubator, a 15-week program aimed at nurturing tech entrepreneurship among Virgin Islanders. The program offers participants a free, comp... More »
On Tuesday, Congress Delegate Stacey Plaskett announced that the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) would receive three Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants, amounting to $45.3 million, to support local government agencies in their ongoing recovery effort... More »
The responsibility of school infrastructure maintenance, a long-debated issue in the US Virgin Islands, is shifting from the Department of Education (D.O.E.) to a new Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance. This change is aimed at enabling the D.O.E. to... More »
Monday marked the beginning of National Public Health Week, which this year is themed “Celebrating and centering on Cultures in Health”. Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis, who appeared on behalf of Department of Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion ... More »
ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Police Department on Monday issued several press releases regarding alleged criminal activity in St. Thomas, including new information on the investigation into a February double homicide in St. Thomas. Detectives from the V.I. Police Dep... More »
The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) announced this week that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Virgin Islands 175th Emancipation Commemoration Committee to organize and promote cultural events during Black History Month and V.I. Histo... More »
In response to the recent incident in St. Croix involving Kevik David pointing an air rifle at his neighbors, the community has called for stricter gun control measures. Local leaders and residents are concerned about the potential dangers that replica and air... More »
The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) is continuing its legal battle against JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, over allegations that the bank’s executives were aware of and joked about Jeffrey Epstein’s “interest in young girls.” The territory ha... More »
The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has issued an urgent missing minor alert for 14-year-old Queen Theodore. She was last seen at her residence in the Lagoon Apartment Complex, Building 2, Apartment 28, in St. Croix on April 1. The exact time of her di... More »
The community of Christiansted, St. Croix, is mourning the loss of Milton Gordon, a 66-year-old homeless man who was found lifeless on Company Street on Sunday, with multiple gunshot wounds. Known as Bobo, Gordon was a familiar figure in the community, and his... More »
