Positive Nelson led the effort to legalize medical marijuana in the USVI as a senator. Now he is the commissioner nominee at the Dept. of Agriculture. What role will he play, if any, in law’s implementation? Watch.
During a Department of Agriculture press conference held on Tuesday, the department’s commissioner nominee, Positive Nelson, announced Khadija Blyden as D.O.A.’s deputy commissioner, who Mr. Nelson said will help him manage and run the department. The former lawmaker sought to relay a new day of unity...
Department of Agriculture Commissioner Nominee Positive Nelson announced during a Tuesday press conference that high quality mulch, which Mr. Nelson referred to as “high grade”, is now available for pickup in St. Thomas and St. Croix. The mulch will be provided to farmers first, he said,...
Dept. of Agriculture Commissioner Nominee, Positive Nelson, during a press conference on Tuesday spoke forcefully against what he called “bush kill”, a term used in the territory for individuals who slaughter their livestock on their own. Mr. Nelson said the practice was illegal and could...
ST. CROIX — Increasing numbers of WAPA potable water customers from mid-island to west end St. Croix, including Frederiksted town, are seeing a normalization of service, the authority said in a release issued Tuesday. With two additional pumps on-line since Monday, WAPA said it continues to build...
ST. CROIX — Nathaniel Thomas, Jr., 29, of St. Croix on Tuesday pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr., to escape from custody, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Sentencing is scheduled for July 18. According to the plea agreement filed with the court...
ST. THOMAS — Fifteen years behind bars was the sentence handed down on Jahani Joseph who shot a man seven times while robbing him in the area of Hospital Ground almost three years ago, V.I. Department Of Justice Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen has announced. V.I. Superior Court Judge Michael...
Crime Stoppers USVI said it’s in the process of installing 235 signs across the territory in an effort to bring awareness to the anonymous tip line and the services that it offers — among them cash rewards to individuals who provide information leading to the arrest of criminals. Crime Stoppers...
ST. CROIX — Senator Alicia Barnes in a release issued Monday afternoon called on Governor Albert Bryan to activate the National Guard to bring immediate relief to mid-island and west-end residents affected by the low water pressure problems that have persisted for about two weeks. “Specifically,...
The co-founders of The Gathering Spot, a popular private membership club in Atlanta that has hosted over 3,000 events with a variety of clients, among them Netflix, Google, Spotify and Coca-Cola, were recently featured in Forbes Magazine following the purchase of a major conference in Atlanta and plans...
