Chikungunya is proving to be a pesky problem for the Virgin Islands Department of Health, as it continues to hold steady in the territory after health officials told VI Consortium the disease would have left the territory by February 2015.
Governor Mapp left the territory on Monday for a trip to New York City, where he will participate in a media promotion tour with officials of the Virgin Islands Department of Tourism (DOT), and will appear in several television and radio interviews.
Following his recent travels to Washington, DC to attend the annual governor’s conference, Governor Kenneth Mapp will meet with members of the St. Croix Chamber of Commerce at Pelican Cove on Thursday morning, where he will deliver the keynote address at the annual gathering.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor, VI Medicare/VI SHIP and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will host a town hall meeting on Tuesday, March 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Windward Passage Hotel on St. Thomas.
The territory has been featured as the only Caribbean destination in the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which is currently available on newsstands and at SI.com/swimsuit. According to information received from the Department of Tourism (DOT), the featured nine-page Body Paint section was shot...
The Best Choice is about a man, living in New York City, coming home to St. Croix in search of a woman, because he wants an island woman. — Harrella Goodwin on her upcoming film, The Best Choice Harrella Goodwin — the name is ubiquitous in almost every circle in the Virgin Islands. Known...
Coaching kids is not just about teaching them how to kick a ball, but we’re training them on how to become good adults. — Marlon Hibbert, U-15 coach Family, friends, coaches and deserving athletes came together on Saturday night as part of the Free Will Warriors Soccer Club’s First...
Is this the year of Island Dairies’ return to St. Croix? Veteran Senator Sammuel Sanes says it is. He says he has been advocating and working behind the scenes to resurrect the once dominant dairy-producing company located in Sion Farm, St. Croix.
For the sixth year, revelers and residents on St. Croix came out on Sunday afternoon for a celebration marking the Dominican Republic’s independence from various nations, including the United States, which had control of the Caribbean island from 1916 to 1924, with a parade that featured bands,...
Two separate shootings in St. Thomas Sunday left one man dead and another wounded, VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson has announced. According to Jackson, police reported a shooting that took place at about 9 a.m. Sunday in the Anna’s Retreat area. The victim was shot approximately...
