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November 17, 2018
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British Petroleum, the multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England, has reached a definitive agreement with Limetree Bay Refining, LLC, to restart oil refining on the south shore of St. Croix, Limetree Bay announced today. The announcement follows a November 4 press release which...
By Ernice /
November 16, 2018
ST. CROIX — Senator Alicia Hansen on Thursday night endorsed Albert Bryan and Tregenza Roach for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands, an announcement that added momentum to a team that has been the recipient of a wave of support. The backing from Mrs. Hansen, who has a loyal...
By Ernice /
November 16, 2018
ST. CROIX — After being held at the Divi Carina Bay Hotel for most of its years, Taste of St. Croix — the culinary extravaganza that has become the number one event of its kind in the U.S. Virgin Islands — brought the experience to downtown Christiansted, with participants lining the streets...
By Staff /
November 16, 2018
ST. CROIX — A 33-year-old man who moved from North Carolina to the U.S. Virgin Islands for hurricane recovery work, was shot on Wednesday night during a robbery incident at the Castaway Bar on the East End of St. Croix, located near the Ziggy’s Gas Station in Estate Solitude. The incident...
By Staff /
November 15, 2018
For most of Wednesday, the overriding conversation on talk radio was about a certain government employee close to Governor Kenneth Mapp “double-dipping”. Double-dipping, relative to the Virgin Islands, is when a government employee, who was retired, comes out of retirement and goes back to work...
By Ernice /
November 15, 2018
Superior Court Judge Denise M. Francois on Wednesday ruled in favor of the Government of the Virgin Islands, which sought a restraining order against Arturo Watlingong, chairman of the Board of Elections, blocking Mr. Watlington from conducting voter registration ahead of the runoff election in the St. Thomas-St....
By Ernice /
November 14, 2018
Attorney General Claude Walker on Tuesday filed suit in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands against Board of Elections Chairman Arturo Watlington, seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction permanently restraining and enjoining Mr. Watlington from taking action to allow voter...
By Ernice /
November 13, 2018
The Police Benevolent Association in both the St. Thomas-St. John and St. Croix Districts voted to approve proposed wage increases for police officers, detectives and corporals, many of whom have not seen a step increase for eight years, according to a joint release the associations issued Monday. “The...
By Ernice /
November 13, 2018
Auturo Watlington, Chairman of the Board of Elections serving as a member on the unified board in the St. Thomas-St. John District, has moved forward with voter registration efforts in the aforementioned district, despite an opinion from Attorney General Claude Walker, and concerns of Board of Elections...
By Ernice /
November 13, 2018
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