As the Mapp administration readies itself to occupy Government House come January 5, Tuesday on St. Thomas the incoming and outgoing administrations met to discuss pertinent matters relating to the transfer of power.
Completion of the proposed engineering, rehabilitation and construction necessary to restart the refinery is anticipated to take approximately 3 years at an estimated cost of $1.1 billion. The initial engineering phase is expected to take approximately 9 months, and economic improvement resulting from...
Halophila stipulacea is an invasive species of sea grass that is quickly spreading and wrecking havoc throughout the territory’s waters, and University of the Virgin Islands faculty and student researchers are trying to find ways to stop its expansion.
It’s extremely important if you are sick at home with this that you protect yourself from getting mosquito bites while you have the fever. This will prevent the virus from getting passed to more mosquitoes, and then to more people. — Dr. Esther Ellis While the chikungunya disease seems to be at an all-time...
The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority’s offices on St. Croix and St. Thomas will be closed on Friday, Dec. 12 in order for staff to participate in the authority’s annual Employee Service Awards activities. Both offices will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, Dec. 15 at 8 a.m....
Virgin Islands Superior Court Judge Harold W. L. Willocks Monday ruled to suspend the recount of votes cast for three candidates who ran in the Nov. 4 General Election until provisions are made to allow the public access to the recount proceedings.
Dear Editor, It was reported to me by someone who had been at our casino that they saw 15 well-known people at the roulette table. Seven of these folks were from St. Croix, seven from St. Thomas and one from St. John. They were planning to push the pile of chips–consisting of all the cars and […]
Sunday was a celebratory day for members of St. Croix’s Latin community, as the Crucian Latin Caribbean Pig Roast Festival commemorated its 10th anniversary at the D. C. Canegata Ballpark in Christiansted. However, festival organizers say turnout has declined substantially over the years and its continuation...
Leaders from across the U.S. and Canada will converge on St. Thomas this week to attend the Council of State Governments’ (CSG) Eastern Region Conference at Frenchman’s Reef Hotel.
The VI Consortium has received emailed complaints from a number of local residents, mostly from St. Croix, who are either suffering from the chikungunya virus or who know of someone who has been afflicted by it. Some have suggested that the Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) is not keeping accurate...
