The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) will celebrate the 17th Annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), and Weights and Measures Week concurrently with educational activities and an open house during the week of March 1-7.
Prom is right around the corner and one lucky lady and a super-lucky guy from St. Croix’s Central High School have the chance to win a head-to-toe makeover just in time for their big day — the dress, the suit, the shoes, the works. And it’s all happening thanks to the efforts of Jason...
Project Promise, an organization that exists to help improve the lives of at-risk youth on St. Croix by providing empowerment initiatives, cultural programs, and family services, recently announced a partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) to produce Salt River’s 2015 ‘Ticket to Ride’...
In an effort to promote safer school environments, Crime Stoppers USVI is encouraging the territory’s schools to implement the anonymous, incentive-based crime reporting program on their campuses. According to the organization’s Public Relations Chair, Etienne Gibbs, Crime Stoppers USVI’s...
In a special meeting of the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees held on Feb. 13, a resolution was approved authorizing the university to enter into a loan, not to exceed $21 million, with the U.S. Department of Education Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program...
As junior and senior high school male students across St. Croix Wednesday attended the Fifth Annual “Man Up” conference hosted by the University of the Virgin Islands, female students on the campuses of Central High School and the Educational Complex were treated to a day of empowerment that...
The Virgin Islands have gotten off to a rough start, as it relates to violent crime in 2015. With more than eight homicides already recorded this year, not to mention other crimes that did not lead to death, it has been an uphill battle for police officers who must respond to these incidents on a daily...
The University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park (RTPark) Board of Directors has named Dr. Gillian Marcelle as its new executive director, after what officials say was an “extensive national search.” Dr. Marcelle’s contract with UVI began on Jan. 5.
The life of a teenager can be more complicated than their parents or guardians think. While some may trivialize the issues youngsters face on a daily basis, including relationship problems, self esteem, dating, sex and more, the fact is, teenagers, just like adults, must navigate through a host of decisions...
This is a very different time than 1972. There was no iPhone 6 Plus, Keeping up with the Kardashians, BET, MTV, VH1, or even ATM cards.
