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October 4, 2018
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Lawmakers on Wednesday approved an amendment to the plastic bag ban, which became law approximately two years ago, to include plastic straws. But while the amendment — sponsored by Senator Janelle Sarauw and heard in the Committee on Government Affairs, Veterans, Energy & Environmental Protection,...
By Staff /
October 4, 2018
The United States Senate gave final approval to the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 on Wednesday, according to a Government House release. The Act retroactively provides an additional 26 weeks of disaster-related unemployment assistance for the U.S. Virgin Islands for a total of 52 weeks of assistance...
By Staff /
October 4, 2018
Governor Kenneth Mapp announced during a press conference at the Frenchman’s Reef Beach Resort in St. Thomas on Wednesday, that he was sending a bill to the 32nd Legislature that would allow hotels to raise the occupancy tax –a tax on the rental of rooms that the government levies —...
By Ernice /
October 4, 2018
ST. THOMAS — After being shuttered for more than a year, the owners of the Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Beach Resort and Governor Kenneth Mapp announced Wednesday that a reopening of the resort has been set for the first quarter of 2020. The announcement was described by Governor Kenneth...
By Staff /
October 4, 2018
The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs has fined a number of Virgin Islands businesses for violating consumer laws, among them fraudulent and deceitful practices committed in the goods and services market. The department also took the rare step of publishing the names of the businesses it said...
By Staff /
October 3, 2018
ST. THOMAS — Governor Kenneth Mapp, Department of Finance Commissioner Valdamier Collens, along with Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriot Beach Resort executives, hold press conference at the resort in St. Thomas. The officials are expected to give a solid timeline for reopening. Watch.
By Staff /
October 3, 2018
Editor’s Note: What you’re about to read below is the account of a Virgin Islands prisoner who was shipped to mainland prison facilities where he said he received unthinkable, inhumane treatment; treatment that is in violation of Virgin Islands law, but has been allowed to continue by the Mapp...
By Staff /
October 3, 2018
ST. CROIX — A man was found lying lifeless, face up on the ground in a grassy area near a home in Williams Delight on Tuesday night after being shot multiple times, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte confirmed to The Consortium late Tuesday. The Consortium was informed by a resident...
By Staff /
October 3, 2018
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