Category: Local news
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Bizarre Bazaar a Big Hit Again
Artisans, craftsman, chefs, plant growers, and more gathered in Coral Bay to showcase their wares at the town’s annual shopping extravaganza, the…
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PFA Board Approves $150,000 Financing to DPNR for Marine Vessels
V.I. Public Finance Authority board members on Friday approved $150,000 in financing for the V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources to…
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Coast Guard Rescues Woman
A Coast Guard crew rescued a woman Thursday afternoon, approximately half a mile off the coast of St. Thomas’s Perterborg Point.
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St. Croix Elections Board to Resume Recounting Ballots
After suspending a recount of general election ballots, the St. Croix Elections Board has arranged space at the Elections office to accommodate…
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V.I. Next Generation Network Gets Grant Extension to Wrap Up Work
V.I. Next Generation Network officials said Thursday that they have received a two-month extension to the grant that funds the construction of…
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U.S. Senate Joins House in Passing Six-Pack Exemption
A bill now through both houses of the U.S. Congress exempts uninspected V.I. boats under 24 meters from the current limit of…
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St. Thomas Free Clinic Provides Health Care, Hope for Homeless
Since it began in 2012 in one room at the Bethlehem House Shelter for the Homeless, space donated by CCVI for a…
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CFVI Steps in as Fiscal Sponsor for Humane Society of St. Thomas
The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands has stepped in as a fiscal sponsor to the St. Thomas Humane Society in the…
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St. Croix Election Recount Suspended
The St. Croix Board of Elections has postponed a recount of ballots for Sen. Alicia “Chucky” Hansen, Sen. Diane Capehart and Epiphane…
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School Groups Join in Tree-Lighting Celebration
Ten St. Thomas school groups got a chance to perform before the crowd gathered Wednesday at Havensight for the West Indian Co.…
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Sargassum Blanketing North-Facing Beaches
As with real estate, location counts when rafts of sargassum weed hits the territory’s beaches. Jamal Nielsen of the Deparment of Planning…
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DPNR Investigating Work at Caneel Bay
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources will investigate improvements made without permits to a beach building at Caneel Bay Resort’s Honeymoon…
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Suspect Arrested in Christiansted Murder
Major Crime detectives arrested 21-year-old Leosardise Casanova on Tuesday and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 17 death…
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Crime Stoppers: Safer Community, Safer Holidays
Crime Stoppers thanks you for making a difference in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As the holidays approach, the Police Department urges the…
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New Refinery ‘May Potentially’ Produce $1 Billion Economic Impact Says BER
The sale of Hovensa could generate up to $1 billion in direct economic impact, according to the V.I. Bureau of Economic Research,…
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Historic 'Meeting of the Governors' Pushes Forward Transition
A historic photo opportunity Tuesday turned into a dialogue between Governor-elect Kenneth Mapp and three of his predecessors about the past, present…
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Disney Cruise Line Brings Minnie, Mickey and Pluto to St. Thomas
St. Thomas children received an early dose of holiday cheer last week when the Tourism Department hosted the Disney Holiday Gift Project…
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Beach Environment Alive with Learning
The St. Croix Environmental Association and the V.I. Network of Environmental Educators joined forces Tuesday to bring environmental education beachside to 62…
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Anderson Family Fund Donates $22,000 to Local Teachers
For the 13th consecutive year, the Anderson Family Fund at the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands has awarded grants to teachers…
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Malone Bids Farewell to the Legislature
Outgoing Senate President Shawn-Michael Malone personally thanked and commended many of the Legislature’s long-time staff Monday in an emotional farewell ceremony on…
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2014 Property Tax Bills Delayed to 2015
V.I. property tax bills for 2014, originally scheduled to go out before the end of the year, will be delayed until early…
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Undercurrents: Net Metering Controversy Gets Even More Complicated
The struggle to contain the renewable energy net metering system is looking more and more like a fight with the mythological Hydra.…
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Whim to Get Living Museum Exhibit
The Estate Whim Museum on St. Croix will offer a living museum experience in January in a program featuring demonstrations and interactive…
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Bathers Resume Positions at Magens Bay
A brownish, odoriferous release from the mangrove swamp adjacent to Magens Bay over the weekend caused lifeguards to issue warnings to swimmers,…
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UVI Researchers Seek Help to Stop Invading Sea Grasses
An invasive species of seagrass is spreading in the territory, and UVI researchers are asking residents to report locations where it’s growing…
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Coast Guard Rescues V.I. Fishermen
A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew from Puerto Rico hoisted two V.I. fishermen to safety Monday morning, about 14 nautical miles south…
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@ School: Romano Thomas
Romano Thomas, a 17 year-old in the food management program at St. Croix Career and Technical Education Center, has already worked with…
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@ School: Batik Students to Exhibit Work
After more than two years of painstaking study and hands-on practice, some dedicated adult students have acquired expertise in the ancient art…
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Magens Bay Runoff Forces Raising of Yellow Flag
Planning and Natural Resources staff are expected to hit Magens Bay Monday to test the water after extensive runoff, caused by the…
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@ School: Aariyah Athanase’s Art Shines
When first lady Cecile deJongh’s book for young students comes out in a few weeks, St. John resident Aariyah Athanase’s art work…