Category: Local news
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DeJongh Vetoes New Proposed Film Industry Tax Breaks
Gov. John deJongh Jr. vetoed legislation that would have completely rewritten existing V.I. movie and video production tax breaks to meet film…
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Corrections Bureau Sanctioned For Paying Fed Monitor Late
A federal judge sanctioned the V.I. Bureau of Corrections for repeatedly being late paying a court appointed monitor who is overseeing a…
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New Year’s Gunfire Upped a Notch
Along with the shooting in the air on New Year’s Eve that the community has come to expect, this year gun-toting criminals…
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Jewels of the Virgin Isles: Col. Wistaria Joseph, USAF
Col. Wistaria Joseph understands what it means to assume responsibility for those in her care. She is no stranger to discipline and…
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Idle Thoughts for 2015: New Beginnings
In his annual look at the new year, the Source’s mascot, Idle the Iguana, finds plenty to look forward to in the…
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DeJongh Submits Retirees Health Insurance Renewal To 30th Legislature
Tuesday, in the last days of his administration, Gov. John deJongh Jr. submitted government retiree’s insurance plan for 2015 to the Legislature…
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Visiting Bikers to Celebrate Special Olympians
A group called Motorcycle Cruises by Signs of Travel will be on St. Thomas Tuesday, arriving aboard the Celebrity Reflection Cruise Ship,…
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Labor Department Settles With Triangle
The V.I. Government has reached a settlement with former Hovensa contractor Triangle Construction and Maintenance over alleged violations of the territory’s plant…
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Police Will Be 'Out in Force' to Curb New Years Gunfire
The V.I. Police Department will be out in force Wednesday night to combat the random gunfire that punctuates New Years in the…
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Crime Stoppers: Tips for a Safer Carnival
With the St. Croix Carnival in full swing, Crime Stoppers offers some basic common-sense tips to follow to avoid becoming a victim.
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Mapp Announces Commissioner-Designees
On Tuesday, Governor-elect Kenneth Mapp introduced more than a dozen nominees for cabinet positions. The candidates will need to be confirmed by…
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Hugo de la Uz is ‘Happy to Be Alive’
Crashing his boat onto the rocks and reef Saturday off the west end of St. Thomas has made Hugo de la Uz…
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JFL Board Works Towards CMS Certification
The governing board of the Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital convened Tuesday and discussed progress towards maintaining certification from the U.S. Centers…
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Theresa Davis Food Fair Opens for St. Croix Carnival
The Theresa Davis Food Fair opened Tuesday as part of St. Croix Carnival with dignitaries, songs, dance, joyful tears and, of course,…
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Undercurrents: Gov. John deJongh Looks Back on Eight Years in Office
Gov. John deJongh Jr. met with the Source for an hour-long interview in which he reflected on his two terms in office,…
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Fort Christian Fire Company Station Relocation Under Way
In the works for more than three decades, the relocation of the historic Fort Christian fire station took a final step forward…
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Joint Elections Board Agrees on State Plan Review
The first discussion of the Joint Elections Board meeting Monday afternoon at the St. Croix Elections office involved the upcoming release of…
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VIWMA Board Makes Room for New Administration's Members
Monday’s brief V.I. Waste Management Authority board meeting will be the last for departing officers Darryl Smalls and Dodson James, who will…
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Puerto Rico Boat Captain Hits Reef
The owner and captain of a Puerto Rico-based power boat hit a reef off Savana Island, located off the west end of…
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Not for Profit: Women of Inner Wheel Form Community Hub
In more than 36 years of giving, the Inner Wheel Club of St. Thomas has touched hundreds of lives in the Virgin…
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Not For Profit: SEA Helps Bats
Bats are not universally loved, but the cave bats living in Barren Spot on St. Croix have some definite friends at the…
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Mapp To Announce Key Cabinet Positions Tuesday
Incoming Gov. Kenneth Mapp will announce key cabinet positions on Tuesday, according to transition staff. Until then, it’s all just rumors.
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Crucian Christmas Carnival Village, "Romney's World," Opens
Even before the ribbon cutting and official opening, people of all ages, dressed for the holidays, streamed into the Carnival Village Friday…
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St. Croix Sixth Grader Wins Virgin Islands Short Story Contest
Alfredo Andrews School sixth grader Caliyah Helliger won the Cultural Conquest Association’s V.I. Short Story contest, winning a one-year subscription to IXL.com…
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Christmas Comes to Charlotte Amalie Bathed in Song
The sounds of Christmas arrived in Charlotte Amalie on Christmas morning as Emancipation Garden hosted the 38th Challenge of the Carols.
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Cyril E. King Airport No. 6 for Private Charter Jet Arrivals
Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas came in at number six on an Elite Traveler Magazine’s list of top 10 Caribbean…
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Humane Society Burglarized
The Humane Society of St. Thomas was broken into Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning. The shelter’s safe had been jackhammered out…
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Court Rules Hansen Not Entitled to a Recount
V.I. Superior Court Judge Harold Willocks ruled Wednesday that Sen. Alicia "Chucky" Hansen was not a candidate for election to the Senate…
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Catholic Charities Hosts Luncheon for Homeless
Staff members and volunteers dished out heaping helpings of food to needy and homeless residents of St. Thomas Wednesday at a Christmas…
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Feds Seek Comment on Lionfish Plan
Six years after the invasive lionfish was discovered in St. Croix waters – the first sighting in the Virgin Islands – the…