Category: Local news
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On Island Profile: Ramos Studies Runoff
Carlos Ramos spent the summer scrambling up and down Coral Bay area guts to keep tabs on simple devices he put in…
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Reading Challenge Deadline is Tuesday
Government House reminded students who participated in the Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge that the deadline to submit the tracking sheets is Tuesday.
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Hansen Off General Election Ballot for Now
Elections Supervisor Caroline Fawkes says a court order mandated Sen. Alicia Hansen’s name off the ballot, so despite the governor’s pardon, a…
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Feds Release $165 Million in V.I. Rum Taxes — But It's All Spoken For
The territory is set to get much needed rum cover over funds from the U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs,…
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DeJongh Sets 2013 Property Tax Due Dates
Property taxes for 2013 are due on Oct. 6 and unpaid bills will be considered delinquent after Dec. 6, according to an…
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Health Department: Spike in Mosquito-borne Chikungunya Virus
An additional five cases of chikungunya have been reported in the last week in the St. Thomas-St. John district, bringing the total…
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Man Shot to Death in Oswald Harris Court
The body of 26-year-old Keithroy Caines was found Thursday morning in an apartment in Oswald Harris Court. It was the 15th homicide…
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Abattoirs Need Repair but Won't Close, According to Agriculture Department
While the territory’s abattoirs need major repairs and are about to be inspected by the federal government, the two slaughterhouses will not…
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Man Found Dead at Mountain Top Identified by Neighbors, Mourned by Friends
A day after a body was found at a St. Thomas residence in the Mountain Top area, police haven’t released his identity,…
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Jewels of the Virgin Isles: Hannibal ‘Michael’ Ware
Hannibal “Michael” Ware, who is fortunate to call both St. Thomas and St. Croix home, is in the final stages of being…
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DEA to Hold Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
The Drug Enforcement Administration and its partners will hold the annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Sept. 27 at the Sugar…
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DeJongh Requests $4.5 Million from Federal School and Library Grant
Gov. John deJongh Jr. is seeking a $4.5 million U.S. Interior Department grant to fix up schools and libraries in 2016, after…
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Senators, Administration Fight Over Responsibility to Balance Budget
Senators took great offense at administration officials’ suggestions they had not addressed urgent crises with GERS, the budget and the V.I. Waste…
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St. Croix Board of Elections Accomplishes Little Amidst Conflicts
The St. Croix Board of Elections met to discuss the general election; however, ongoing conflicts prevented the board from deciding conclusively on…
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Humane Society Member Shares Love of Wolf-Dogs
A longtime St. Thomas resident talks about her passion about Wolf PAWS, about wolves, wolf-dogs and her other love, the less exotic…
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Governor's Pardon of Hansen Opens Path to Ballot
Gov. John deJongh Jr. on Wednesday pardoned Sen. Alicia "Chucky" Hansen for her conviction on charges of failing to file tax returns,…
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Crime Stoppers: Be Aware at All Times
Police remind residents that criminals are always waiting for the opportunity to commit crimes. Never leave your keys in the ignition or…
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St. John Goes Back to School
With big smiles on their faces, St. John students, parents, teachers and staff marked the first day back to school Tuesday.
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St. Croix Central High and Complex Return to Normal with First Day of School
Many at St. Croix Central High and Educational Complex high school said they were happy to return to normal on the first…
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St. Thomas Administrators Look at 'Smooth' First Day of School
Most schools on St. Thomas focused Tuesday on finishing student orientation sessions for the new school year but, overall, many said that…
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Armed Men Rob Bank of St. Croix
Police are seeking at least two men who robbed the Bank of St. Croix at Gunpoint on Tuesday morning in Gallows Bay.
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A Little Taste of Ag Fair at the Agrifest Mini Harvest Festival
Folks and farmers proudly showed off American bulldogs, vintage Volkswagen Beetles and big, beautiful avocados at the second Agrifest Mini Harvest Festival…
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Power Interruption Will Allow Transfer to New Substation
WAPA will interrupt service for about 15 minutes to St. Croix feeder 8 at 8 p.m. Wednesday. When the power comes back on,…
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Undercurrents: Do Jumbies Haunt Historic Fort Christian?
If it seems like a curse is hovering over Fort Christian, and no one could feel it more deeply than the government…
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Hovensa Gets Second Extension, Sets Meeting to Discuss Sale
The owners of the Hovensa refinery on St. Croix have asked for and received a second extension on the sales process and…
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Labor Day Parade Tradition Grows
More than 20 groups made their way along Route 107 from the cluster of restaurants on the far side of Coral Bay…
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@ Work: Knot E Buoys Plies St. John Waters
At the helm of Knot E Buoys, Capt. Jason Hayman takes vacationers to out-of-the-way bays and beaches. The 26-foot Glacier Bay catamaran…
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@Work: Service Tops the Menu at Nibbs Catering
If you’ve attended a government function, an island wedding, or a charitable fundraiser in the past 10 years, chances are good that…
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@ Work: 40 Strand Eatery
Todd Manley, Brant Pell and Erica Wasik, partners at 40 Strand Eatery, are joining in a revitalization of Christiansted. They want to…
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St. John Athletes Take Top Spots at Love City Triathlon
St. John residents Brent Lynn and Mary Vargo were the fastest male and female triathletes at Sunday’s 15th annual Love City Triathlon.…