Category: Local news
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Second M2M Road Race Draws Larger Crowd
Despite a week’s postponement, an even larger crowd of runners than last year competed Saturday in the second M2M, or Montessori to…
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Election Day Is Legal Holiday
Government offices will be closed and a legal holiday in effect Tuesday because of the run-off election for governor, Government House reminded…
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Feds Sue to End Occupation of Park Land
The federal government has filed suit in U.S. District Court to remove people living on land the government says is owned by…
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Election Results Certified; Gubernatorial Run-Off Set for Tuesday
The gubernatorial run-off between Kenneth Mapp and Donna Christensen is now official as Board of Elections members met Saturday afternoon and certified…
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Barshinger to Introduce Bill to Scrap DS200 System
With the V.I. Elections System finally certifying results of the election held 11 days ago, outgoing Senator at Large Craig Barshinger said…
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V.I. Supreme Court Rules Voters Get To Scan Ballots
The V.I. Supreme Court reversed a Nov. 1 Superior Court order holding that Virgin Islands voters do not have a right to…
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Joint Elections Board Excludes New Voters from Tuesday Runoff
The Joint Board of Elections took time away from reconciling the general election ballots Thursday to establish procedures for the unofficial runoff…
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JFL Hospital Board Discusses Progress
The Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital governing board discussed the status of improvements to avoid decertification by the U.S. Centers for Medicare…
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Jewels of the Virgin Isles: Bernard Dyer
Bernard Dyer, a St. Croix native with a dual passion for technology and the U.S. Virgin Islands, speaks of his parents’ influence…
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viNGN Expands Service, Public Computer Centers
V.I. Next Generation Network officials and board members said Wednesday they have been working to increase the number of public computer centers…
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UVI Hosts Third Shadow Our Student Day
At UVI’s third Shadow Our Student Day, fifth- and sixth-graders got a taste of the college life by touring the campus and…
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Driver Dies After Rear-Ending Dump Truck
A driver rear-ended a dump truck and died in the accident Wednesday night on the Nicholas Friday Drive in the area of…
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BOC Director Says Prisoners Assaulted Officer, Lied About Being Beaten
Bureau of Corrections officials on Wednesday denied guards beat prisoners in an incident Monday, saying instead prisoners attacked a guard and rioted.…
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WAPA Board OK's Creation of Account for Boiler Payment
V.I. Water and Power Authority board members on Wednesday authorized the creation of a new escrow account to pay for the storage…
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Senate Sends Refinery Deal to Committee For Review
Citing a need for more review and concerns over the shallow financial resources of the prospective buyers, the V.I. Legislature Wednesday voted…
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Election System Gets Ready for Runoff
Although it cannot yet officially confirm that a runoff will be required in the governor’s race until final election results are released,…
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Crime Stoppers: Speak Up if You Know Something
Everyone needs to speak up. If you know something, say something.
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Sources Say Several Prisoners Beaten at Golden Grove
According to several sources inside the Golden Grove prison on St. Croix, a number of prisoners were taken out of their cells…
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Veterans Day Events Honor Vietnam Veterans
Veterans were honored across the territory Tuesday with parades and recognition for Veterans Day, with Vietnam vets being singled out for special…
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New Governor, 31st Legislature to Inherit GERS’s $1.8 Billion in Unfunded Liability
Whoever takes the helm of the U.S. Virgin Islands this January will inherit at least one lingering problem unaddressed by the 30th…
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St. Thomas-St. John Ballot Count Should Wrap Up by Friday
St. Thomas-St. John District Board of Elections officials said they should be finished counting by the end of the week, but an…
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Hit Makers & Rum Chasers Show May Be Biggest Yet
The Hit Makers & Rum Chasers concert marks the series’ one-year anniversary Friday at the Reichhold Center with an award-winning lineup of…
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Undercurrents: Ideas Flow at Water Resources Research Institute
In the Virgin Islands, scarcity obviously encourages water conservation in those who rely on rainwater, while officials suggested that cost is the…
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Senators Skeptical of ABR Refinery Agreement
Senators and St. Croix residents showed skepticism Monday towards a plan to sell and reopen the Hovensa refinery, expressing concerns not to…
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Montessori School Honors Peter Gruber at Ribbon-Cutting
More than 150 people celebrated the life of philanthropist Peter Gruber on Monday during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of his namesake school’s newest…
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Ballot Count Winds Down on St. Thomas-St. John
With approximately 1,100 ballots – including absentee votes – remaining to be tabulated, the general election count is finally winding down on…
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St. Croix Elections Board Still Counting Ballots
With a reported three precincts on St. Croix remaining to be counted Monday, the final tally could come as soon as Tuesday,…
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VITRAN-Flagged Ferries Up and Running
Transportation Services and Varlack Ventures started running their VITRAN-flagged ferry services on or shortly after Oct. 18, almost a year after they…
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St. John Honors Veterans with Parade, Ceremony
Virgin Islanders who served in the nation’s wars – including 16 men who died in the War in Vietnam – were honored Sunday…
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Coral World Hosts Sixth Annual Reef Fest
Coral World Ocean Park hosted the sixth annual Reef Fest on Sunday, an event featuring educational and interactive ocean activities for locals…