Category: News
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V.I. STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN YOUTH GAMES
Elimination trials to narrow down the field of students from the Virgin Islands who will eventually complete in the track and field…
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LABOR DEPARTMENT ACCEPTING TRAINING PROPOSALS
A conference to facilitate preparations of RFP packages will be held on Thursday May 20, at the Department of Labor's conference room.
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'LOCALS' SINBAD TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY
Tickets for locals to the Sinbad Soul Music Festival go on sale Wednesday and will remain available at discounted prices for residents…
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IF YOU HAVE IT THEY WILL COME: BACCHANAL ‘99
They came by motorcycle, by boat, by airplane, and as a last resort, by automobile, but get here they did for the…
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COMPLETE RESULTS OF CARNIVAL MILE
Here are the complete results of the runners of this year's Carnival Mile.
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CARNIVAL MILE DRAWS 158 RUNNERS TO MAIN STREET
Juniors ruled the St. Thomas Association of Road Runners Carnival Mile. The male overall winner was Lawrence Lockhart and the female overall…
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ADULT PARADE STRETCHES OUT SATURDAY
Adults' Parade echoed the Carnival theme ‘Back in time for Carnival 1999' in many ways. Traditional Carnival Parade features were on the…
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MAJORETTES LEAD DELAYED CHILDREN'S PARADE
Majorettes, majorettes and twirlers, and more majorettes filled up large sections of Children's Parade Friday. Although there were the classic school floats…
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TIME RUNNING OUT TO APPLY FOR HIV PREVENTION GRANTS
Approximately $400,000 for HIV/AIDS prevention could be lost if agencies in the territory don't act quickly.
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CALYPSO KING WHADABLEE REIGNS!
It's Calypso King Whadablee after Thursday night's Calypso competition at Lionel Robert's Stadium. St. Clair "Whadablee" DeSilva won for Best Political Commentary,…
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POLICE ARREST FIVE AT J'OUVERT
There were five arrests during Thursday morning's J'ouvert event. Four minors were arrested — three were charged with possession of a deadly…
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STUDENTS ABSENT IN RECORD NUMBERS THURSDAY
As of midday Thursday, Education was crunching numbers to see how many teachers failed to show up to teach classes. At the…
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MEETINGS SET ON FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY BILL
A wide-ranging financial accountability bill will be brought before the Senate Finance Committee on May 10 and 11. The bill, authored to…
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THE SAD SAGA OF CHARLIE BORNMANN
Charlie Bornmann, the project manager for the territory's Home Protection Roofing Program, is working "feverishly" along with Ira Mills, acting director of…
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CARNIVAL? NO, BACCHANAL
The "Mighty Whitey," Cruzan rum, calypso in the air. Of course – it's St. Thomas carnival.Nope. It's Key West this weekend where…
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ISLAND'S 1-800 LINES GO OUT AGAIN
Local retailers were stumped again Wednesday morning in their attempts to use 1-800 lines to run credit card transactions. Residents also had…
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FOOD FAIR DRAWS CROWDS AND COMRADERY
Throngs of people drifted slowly past the array of food tents and vendors assembled in Market Square for the annual feeding frenzy…
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BREAST CANCER MONTH
May is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The St.Thomas/St.John Unit of the American Cancer Society is offering low cost mammogram certificates.
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DCLA; LICENSE REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS SALES
Individuals or groups that sell items such as flowers for special events like Mothers Day, Valentines Day, etc., are advised that a…
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OLDER AMERICANS HONORED IN MAY
The month of May has been proclaimed "Older Americans Month" in the Virgin Islands by Governor Charles W. Turnbull.
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'HEALTH BRAINTRUST' AVAILABLE ON INTERNET
The 1999 Congressional Black Caucus Spring Health Braintrust "Reducing the Disparities: Making the Healthcare Delivery System Work for African Americans" is being…
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SENATE GIVES HOSPITALS PARTIAL AUTONOMY
In a 10-2 vote Tuesday, the Senate passed a bill to give the territory's hospitals the power to manage their finances, personnel,…
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OFFICER WILLIAMS RELEASED ON BAIL
Ian Williams Jr., the cop who was arrested on charges of assault and witness tampering and was twice denied bail, was released…
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SENATE CONFIRMS SEVEN CABINET MEMBERS
In a day-long session Tuesday, the Senate confirmed seven of eight nominees for Cabinet posts in the Turnbull-James administration.
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TRADITIONAL TRAMPS ENLIVEN TUESDAY NIGHT
Territorial Court Rising Stars steel band got Tuesday night off to a lively start as they led the pre-teen tramp before sunset.…
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PROSSER PULLS OUT OF LAND-FOR-TAX DEAL
St. Croix businessman Jeffrey Prosser has withdrawn his offer to "bail out" the Virgin Islands with a land-for-tax-breaks deal and will not…
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GOVERNOR HOLDS MAGRAS NOMINATION
In the midst of charges of sexual harassment and assault against acting Tourism Commissioner Clement "Cain" Magras, Gov. Charles W. Turnbull late…
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TEACHERS SEEK ANSWERS ON PROSSER DEAL
The St. Thomas-St. John Federation of Teachers wants specific answers from the Turnbull administration on the Prosser-V.I. land-for-tax-breaks deal.
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FOUR MORE NOMINEES SENT TO LEGISLATURE
While Noah processed them two by two, Sen. Anne Golden's Rules Committee appears to be processing them four by four. Monday the…
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LABOR TO TURNBULL: NO TO PROSSER DEAL
Labor leaders have told Gov. Charles W. Turnbull "point blank" not to send the Prosser-V.I. land-for-tax-breaks agreement to the 23rd Legislature, the…