The Consortium is carrying the 2018 VI Carnival events live on Facebook. Our J’ouvert Morning coverage was made amazing by revelers who had relegated their cares for four hours of nonstop partying. Watch the replay below.
ST. THOMAS — Gray clouds filled the early morning skies, blocking out most of the heat to create a sensationally chilly and wet J’ouvert Morning celebration on Thursday. The streets were filled with people dancing with their heads up and smiling through the mist of rain, foam and powder. Legions...
ST. THOMAS — The Carnival Food, Arts & Crafts Fair is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated cultural events of St. Thomas’ Carnival celebration. Many gush about the foods, some fantasize about the stews and soups, and others show up to collect custom made arts and crafts at the fair. Visitors...
ST. CROIX — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (D.P.N.R.) together with FEMA, held the first of many planned meetings to introduce the fourth edition of the Stronger Home Guide in the Virgin Islands. The meeting, which was open to builders, contractors, and other construction professionals,...
ST. THOMAS — During a daylong Senate session at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall on Tuesday, lawmakers who make up the 32nd Legislature approved several health-related measures, among them the renewal of the Cigna Health Insurance package that’s been in place for seven months, and the renewal...
The second ex-employee of Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett was sentenced on Monday for her role in the leaking of nude pictures and a video of the Congresswoman and her husband. Dorene Browne-Louis, seen above, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced in District Court in D.C. to two years of supervised...
Silver Airways and Seaborne Airlines on Monday announced that Silver’s acquisition of Seaborne’s business and assets has successfully closed, creating a leading independent airline to serve the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and beyond. The acquisition brings together two strong independent airlines...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday announced a grant to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority of $238,412,707, which is intended for permanent repairs to electrical system components damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. On Thursday, WAPA said the total cost of all hazard mitigation...
ST. THOMAS — The Great Mangrove Cleanup, the first large-scale community cleanup of the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER), took place last Saturday, April 21, where one hundred twenty-six volunteers gathered to remove debris, large and small, from STEER’s mangrove shorelines, according...
ST. THOMAS — In a West Indian Company conference room here on Tuesday morning, Governor Kenneth Mapp — flanked by Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter and Department of Public Works Commissioner Nelson Petty, Jr. — announced that his administration was in the process of reconstructing...
