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9-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Shot in Head in Croixville Housing Community; Police Detain 15-Year-Old

Concerned Residents Clean Christiansted Town Using Their Own Tools, Money, and Some Help from the VI Fire Service

Territory May See Veterans Cemetery Through DeGazon-Sponsored Bill

Credit and Debit Cards of WAPA Customers Were Compromised Since August 30th, WAPA Says, Authority to Finally Start Issuing Notification Via Mail and Email

Sports Tourism in VI Gains Momentum as DC United Team is set to Play Exhibition Soccer Game on St. Croix

Carnival Breeze Brings 3,700 Tourists to St. Croix During Maiden Call; Senators, Tourism Officials Want to See More

Limetree Bay Willing To Provide $10 Million To Help Add Life to a Dying G.E.R.S.

American Airlines to Serve St. Croix With New Flights Next Summer

The Sudden Death of Influential Roots Reggae Visionary, Vaughn Benjamin of Midnite Band and Akae Beka, Has Rocked the Virgin Islands and Reggae Community Around the World

Arthur A. Richards K-8 School Hosts Anti-Bullying Campaign

Come Out. Hang Out. Have Fun at The Meat Up, One of St. Thomas’ Latest Hot-Spot for Good Food with Friends and Family.

UVI Board of Trustees Approves $47.1 Million Fiscal Year 2020 Budget; Sets $3 Million Fundraising Goal

Man Dies During Early Morning Car Accident on St. Croix; Driver of Car Arrested (Updated)

'You Did Everything You Could to Prevent this from Happening': An Emotional Goodbye to Young Aaron Benjamin

Back in Business: Cost U Less on St. Thomas Opened its Doors Friday to Thousands of Customers 2 Years after Irma and Maria

Bill Aimed at Regulating Credit Use by Gov't Departments and Agencies Among Others Held in Committee

Juan Luis Hospital Announces Completion and Availability of Mobile Dialysis Facilities

Tractor Trailer With Tank Carrying Thousands Of Gallons of Liquified Gas Flips Near Cool Out Bar; Driver Injured But Alive

Credit and Debit Card Hack Through WAPA Appears to be Widespread in Virgin Islands; WAPA Says Support Services Will be Made Available to Affected Customers

Facing Life in Prison Without Parole, Mother and Boyfriend Plead Not Guilty in Murder of 4-Year-Old Boy

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Mapp: Police Department Ill-Equipped For 21st Century

What if I told you this evening that we do not have a single active police captain in the territory. Would you believe me? Well, we don’t.

By Ernice /  January 28, 2015
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V.I. Government ‘Nearing Brink of Financial Collapse,’ Mapp Says

Our government is nearing the brink of financial collapse. The Virgin Islands government is facing a budget shortfall of $91.2 million, Governor Mapp revealed during his first State of the Territory Address in St. Thomas on Monday night. In the almost 1-1/2-hour speech, he explained, in detail, the government’s...

By Ernice /  January 27, 2015
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Mapp Asks Senate For $1 Million For Suit Against HOVENSA, Says ‘It’s Time To Turn Page’

Hess Oil wants to leave and, frankly speaking, the people of the Virgin Islands aren’t interested in forcing them to stay. In other words, as we say on the Big Island, it’s time to turn a page. During Kenneth Mapp’s first State of the Union Address in St. Thomas on Monday night, the eighth...

By Ernice /  January 27, 2015
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Gov. Mapp To Address Territory Tonight: Economy, HOVENSA In Focus

Governor Kenneth Mapp will give his first State of the Territory Address, Monday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall in St. Thomas, where he is expected to speak on a range of topics, including the Virgin Islands economy, healthcare, the HOVENSA standoff, government deficits...

By Ernice /  January 26, 2015
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Gittens’ Rules And Judiciary Committee Ready To Begin Confirmation Of Mapp Nominees

Sen. Kenneth Gittens, chairman of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary, said he and his staff are prepared to receive nominations and begin the confirmation process of persons sent to Senate President Neville James last week by Governor Kenneth Mapp.

By Cynthia /  January 26, 2015
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Mapp Hosts VI Vietnam Vet At Government House

Governor Kenneth Mapp said he was “pleased” to meet with one of the Virgin Islands’ oldest veterans, Pastor Ray Joseph, Friday at Government House on St. Thomas.

By Ernice /  January 26, 2015
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Plaskett Appointed To House Committee on Oversight and Gov’t Reform

Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has been named to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, a high-profile committee that has conducted investigations into the Internal Revenue Service, the housing and foreclosure crisis, and incidents of voter suppression and voter...

By Ernice /  January 25, 2015
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Vialet Wants Cafeteria Workers To Become Full-Time Employees, Calls Denial ‘An Injustice’

Freshman Sen. Kurt Vialet is calling on the Department of Education’s (DOE) Commissioner-designee Sharon McCollum, PhD and on Governor Kenneth Mapp to set in place the necessary reform to make school cafeteria workers full-time employees.

By Ernice /  January 24, 2015
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Gov. Mapp’s Broken Promises: Coffelt Reveals Why She Resigned

At a press conference in St. Thomas today, former Judge Soraya Diase-Coffelt, who recently resigned her post as acting Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands, described the challenges she faced while trying to build the office she was tapped to lead. Her statement revealed broken promises by Governor...

By Ernice /  January 23, 2015
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Mapp Sends 12 Nominees To Senate For Approval

Governor Kenneth Mapp has sent 12 nominees to the 31st Legislature for approval, Government House has announced.

By Ernice /  January 23, 2015
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