A St. Thomas woman was arrested on Jan. 16 at about 6:45 p.m., after officers said she assaulted her boyfriend with a pair of scissors, causing multiple injuries to the man.
When you are denied the right to vote for president because of where you live, the State of the Union address can get awkward. Last year, President Obama declared, “Citizenship means standing up for everyone’s right to vote.” In 2013, he said, “We must all do our part to protect...
A vehicle stolen from the Bolongo Bay Hotel parking lot in St. Thomas has been recovered by police, after the suspect, 41-year-old Adam Martin of New Hampshire, was caught on surveillance camera operating a green Honda that went missing from the hotel’s parking lot, police spokesperson Melody...
In 1969, one year after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated and more than a decade before the United States would designate an official holiday in his name, the U.S. Virgin Islands was first to move to establish a holiday in the civil rights leader’s honor.
The Virgin Islands Department of Public Works (DPW) Commissioner Designee Gustav James is advising the St. Thomas community that on Thursday, Jan. 22, repair work will begin along Access Road to Crown Bay and Subbase, requiring the department to close the roadway until the construction, projected to last...
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) is advising St. Thomas residents living in Estate Thomas that power service will be interrupted on Tuesday, Jan. 20 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The longest-serving Delegate to Congress for the U.S. Virgin Islands has been Donna M. Christensen, the former gubernatorial candidate who lost her bid for governor against Kenneth Mapp in a run-off election last November. While the 69-year-old Christensen says she will always be a servant of the territory,...
In commemoration of the 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Governor Kenneth Mapp issued a message to residents of the territory recognizing the work of the civil rights leader.
The territory recorded its second homicide on Sunday afternoon, just two days after recording its first. A man was found shot to death in Ulke Gade Jan. 18 on St. Thomas, according to police spokeswoman, Melody Rames. Police responded to a 911 dispatch notifying them of the shooting at around 1:38 p.m....
The Government Employees Service Commission (GESC) Health Insurance Board of Trustees is requiring retirees who are primary members over age 65 and who have dependents also over the age of 65 to pay balances in full by March 31 on their Plan F option of coverage offered by the V.I. Government through...
