In a meeting held Thursday on St. Croix, the Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) voted to move forward with two 25-year power purchase agreements for the development of additional solar capacity on St. Croix.
Former Acting Attorney General Soraya Diase-Coffelt will hold a press conference on Friday, Jan. 23 in St. Thomas to “address the cries of the people for justice,” and to present her case for having an independent attorney general and Department of Justice, according to a press release issued...
A St. Thomas woman sustained a cut on her right elbow when she was attacked and robbed of her cell phone while walking in Hidden Valley on Tuesday, according to information released today by VIPD spokeswoman, Melody Rames. The incident took place just before 10 p.m. According to preliminary reports,...
Former Virgin Islands Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen has joined St. Croix-based Kalalloo Network & SEDI Broadcasting (Caribbean Public Broadcasting), and Center for Caribbean Studies & Development as a regular contributor and co-host.
The 2014 General Election recount on St. Croix, which was requested by former Sen. Alicia “Chucky” Hansen and other candidates, came with a price tag of more than $18,000 for tax payers, Elections Supervisor Caroline Fawkes said.
After previous failed attempts, the St. Croix Board of Elections held a meeting on Wednesday morning, as four board members were present, giving the body the required number of members to come to a quorum. There, Adelbert Bryan was voted out as board chairman and replaced by former Sen. Lilliana Belardo...
After VI Consortium reported on the purported “open revolt” and “turmoil” at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in St. Thomas last Friday, the story continues to unfold as two Department of Justice prosecutors resigned on Tuesday and Wednesday, one a senior attorney who has prosecuted high-profile...
With concern for the high unemployment rate on St. Croix and a struggling economy, some local workers employed at WAPA’s propane conversion facility construction site in Christiansted are voicing their disapproval of an influx of imported workers from neighboring islands, as well as hazardous...
At a Public Finance Authority (PFA) meeting held Wednesday, Governor Kenneth Mapp, in his capacity as chairman of the board, moved to appoint new members to several governing boards, including the aforementioned PFA, the Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (ViNGN) and the West Indian Company (WICO).
Recent first-time St. Croix visitor, Robb Hamic, shares a first-person account of the adventures, sights, sounds, and people he and his wife, Aubrey, encountered while on island. In many respects, his journal entry serves as a reminder of the often-overlooked beauty — both natural and interpersonal...
