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July 29, 2019
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ST. CROIX — Governor Albert Bryan and leaders of the Virgin Islands Police Department on Monday at Government House called on Virgin Islanders to provide information leading to the arrest of perpetrators of the incident on Sunday night in Frederiksted where six people were shot, among them women...
By Ernice /
July 29, 2019
Last updated on July 29 at 2:39 p.m. As of 11:40 a.m. Monday, V.I.P.D. officers were descending on the Harbor View area in Christiansted in regards to an active shooting incident, according to multiple reports. V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer confirmed the ongoing incident to The Consortium. The matter...
By Staff /
July 29, 2019
ST. CROIX — Project Promise’s Caterpillar students are driving across America this summer to make an impact on communities outside of the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to a release the nonprofit issued late Sunday night, the caterpillars will touch down in New York on August 1, where...
By Staff /
July 29, 2019
WAPA issued an alert at 10:56 Sunday night stating that a major electrical service interruption affected customers on St. Croix. WAPA said the island-wide interruption was a result of the loss of generation capacity at the Estate Richmond Power Plant. It further stated that plant personnel were working...
By Ernice /
July 29, 2019
The V.I. Department of Human Services is struggling with staff shortages caused, in part, by the loss employees after 2017 hurricanes. The department is down 20 percent of its workforce, D.H.S. officials told lawmakers at a Senate Finance Committee hearing last week, D.H.S. Commissioner-Designee...
By Robert /
July 29, 2019
The men’s marathon and women’s beach volleyball events kicked off the 2019 Pan American Games for the U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) Olympic Committee’s delegation in Lima, Peru on Saturday, the ISV committee said. Team ISV’s delegation will be represented by nearly 50 athletes, coaches, support staff...
By Staff /
July 29, 2019
ST. CROIX — What was otherwise a fun-filled day in Frederiksted at the popular “Floatopia” beach event on Sunday, came to an abrupt end when gunfire erupted in a dense crowd during the nighttime, sending a mass of people running for their lives as the gunmen made their way from the event...
By Ernice /
July 29, 2019
Last updated: Tuesday, July 30 at 5:31 a.m. ST. THOMAS — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake rattled St. Thomas Sunday evening, sending residents under tables and ducking doorways for protection. “It was very scary,” said Amrita Mootooveran of St. Thomas, “very scary. Our light fell off the ceiling....
By Robert /
July 28, 2019
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