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March 6, 2017
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ST. THOMAS — Fifteen years without parole was the punishment meted out to Mario Emanuel for gun possession, V.I. Department of Justice Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen announced this afternoon. Satisfied with the outcome, Attorney General Claude Earl Walker said his office will continue the aggressive...
By Staff /
March 6, 2017
ST. THOMAS — The Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Thomas – St. John District Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Technology held its annual Social Studies Fair on Friday, March 3 in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Park, the Department of Education announced Monday. The event’s...
By Staff /
March 6, 2017
V.I. National Guard soldiers received free haircuts from Karibbean Kuts barbers on Sunday as part of the barbershop’s “Extreme Mondays” initiative. Female soldiers were also treated to eyebrow jobs.
By Staff /
March 6, 2017
ST. CROIX — Senator Kurt Vialet on Thursday told The Consortium that negotiations were ongoing between the the Government of the Virgin Islands and the territory’s two rum companies, for the government to keep all of the $18.2 million in adjusted rum excise tax payments remitted to the G.V.I....
By Ernice /
March 6, 2017
ST. CROIX — In the regular session of its quarterly meeting on March 4 on the Albert A. Sheen Campus here, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees took action on multiple items, while welcoming its newest member, Trustee Winona Hendricks, who will serve as an ex-officio member...
By Staff /
March 6, 2017
ST. CROIX — A man was shot dead on this island just after 8:00 p.m. on Sunday in Estate Profit, an officer on the scene confirmed to The Consortium last night. The incident shocked bystanders as well as family members, some who had arrived following the shooting. Upon arrival to the scene, a Consortium...
By Staff /
March 6, 2017
With the U.S. Virgin Islands being cash-strapped, lawmakers have been searching for ways to generate funds for the central government, which has been struggling with a structural deficit of over $100 million. Senate Democrats on Tuesday passed Governor Kenneth Mapp’s sin tax and property tax bills,...
By Staff /
March 5, 2017
ST. THOMAS — A man who pleaded guilty to arson was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections on Tuesday to begin serving his six-month prison term, V.I. Department of Justice Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen has announced. V.I. Superior Court Judge Denise Francois sentenced James Nibbs, 40, above,...
By Staff /
March 5, 2017
ST. THOMAS — The U.S. Virgin Islands Rugby Football Union announced Saturday its Collegiate Seven’s Rugby Tournament, called “Rugby Paradise Smash,” which will take place on March 25 at the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas Campus. The tournament will include 5 college and U-23...
By Staff /
March 5, 2017
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