Watch as soldiers decontaminate disaster victims in a mock Vigilant Guard exercise at the V.I. Natural Guard facility in Estate Bethlehem. This happened on Thursday.
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May 19, 2017
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ST. CROIX — Department of Public Works Commissioner Gustav James, during a Senate hearing in the Committee on Finance on Thursday, told lawmakers that there was not enough funds to complete the Paul E. Joseph Stadium project, a damning admission that left senators scratching their heads. Above,...
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May 19, 2017
ST. Thomas — Frustration and incredulity marked a Senate hearing in the Committee on Finance on Thursday, where a number of Governor Kenneth Mapp’s special session measures were heard, and where it was the hope of the Mapp administration that the bills would be given the greenlight and eventually...
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May 19, 2017
ST. THOMAS — The surge of gun violence that has affected St. Thomas in recent days continued on Thursday with a shooting incident that occurred near the Nisky Center, leaving at least one man injured. Today’s incident comes one day following two separate gun-related incidents here, where...
By Staff /
May 18, 2017
Nikole P. Bareuther Barnes, above, a St. Thomas native, stood out among her peers who graduated from the Class of 2017 Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut on Wednesday. In the story below, sourced from the Coast Guard, she was one of four graduates highlighted as future leaders, having earned...
By Staff /
May 18, 2017
ST. THOMAS — The Government of the Virgin Islands and Airbnb — an online marketplace and hospitality service that enables people to list or rent short-term lodging, including vacation rentals, apartment rentals and homestays — will announce on Friday that they have reached some...
By Ernice /
May 17, 2017
ST. THOMAS — Senate President Myron Jackson, in his response to Governor Kenneth Mapp’s statement accusing the 32nd Legislature of using bills that were different from what he transmitted to be heard during a special session called for May 10, did not deny that changes were made to the measures....
By Ernice /
May 17, 2017
What do you do when, one week before school commences, you’re told that your in-state application to attend the college of your dreams has been denied because of residency compliance reasons? How do you cope after almost miraculously being accepted into another institution of higher learning the same...
By Ernice /
May 16, 2017
ST. THOMAS — Government House on Tuesday said that problems with legislation considered during last week’s special session were largely due to errors made at the Senate, and not Government House. In a letter sent Monday to Senate President Myron Jackson, Governor Kenneth Mapp responded to concerns...
By Ernice /
May 16, 2017
A bill that would allow U.S. Virgin Islands seniors to use their driver’s license (soon to be Real ID Act compliant) or other official government-issued IDs as means to receive any of the many benefits senior citizens in the territory receive from the local government — instead of having...
By Ernice /
May 16, 2017
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