The children participated in races, softball throwing, basketball and long jump, among other activities. The event took place at the Renaissance Park (VIALCO) on St. Croix on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. and went into the afternoon. Watch.
ST. CROIX — Governor Kenneth Mapp during his Friday press conference on the state of education, where Mr. Mapp made multiple major announcements relative to the preparedness of the Department of Education for the 2018-19 school year, Mr. Mapp took a moment to respond to Senator Jean Forde, who said...
ST. CROIX — U.S. Marshal Jim Clark for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today the arrest of federal escapee Nathaniel Thomas, who was wanted for escape and Ivan James, wanted for double domicide by the Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.). On March 15, 2018 federal inmate Nathaniel...
ST. CROIX — A woman was charged with driving under the influence and negligent homicide after an auto collision on the Queen Mary Highway on Thursday night left a young mother and her unborn child dead, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced late Friday. Mr. Dratte said the incident...
ST. CROIX — On Friday, the first of three portable operating room (OR) trailers arrived at the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center (J.F.L.), the medical facility has announced. The mobile medical unit trailer was provided by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services’ State...
ST. THOMAS — Last night, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Park in Charlotte Amalie played host to the first Jazz in the Park since Hurricanes Irma and Maria made landfall last September. The atmosphere was filled with aromatic smells, jazzy rhythms and the sound of joyful children frolicking...
ST. CROIX — Governor Kenneth Mapp announced during a Friday morning press conference at Government House here, that 120 modular units and 37 sprung shelters will be installed at schools territory-wide in time for the 2018-19 school year. The governor also made known that the Federal Emergency Management...
Some scenes from the St. Croix Foundation’s Bond @ balter event, the first of multiple Food & Wine Experience affairs. The event was held on Thursday.
The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) will host open house sessions on Saturday on St. Thomas and St. Croix for all CFVI scholarship applicants, the nonprofit announced Thursday. Students that have limited access to technology are welcome to attend the open house from 10 am – 2 pm at the Writing...
The 32nd Legislature during its first session of 2018, held on Wednesday, approved all of Governor Kenneth Mapp’s recent nominees. Above, Julio Rhymer, Jr., nominated by Mr. Mapp to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Mr. Rhymer had previously served as the Virgin Islands Power and Power...
