Category: News
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PETER HOLMBERG STARTS WELL IN CONGRESSIONAL CUP
Peter Holmberg got off to a good start as defending champion of the Congressional Cup. After two days of racing he leads…
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DELEGATE WILL RESUBMIT SENATE-REDUCTION PLAN
V.I. Delegate Donna Christian-Christensen has said she will resubmit Sen. Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg’s plan to cut the number of V.I. senators from…
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GOT A PLACE TO RENT FOR SINBAD FESTIVAL?
Got an apartment or guesthouse you'd like to rent for the four-day Sinbad Soul Music Festival this Memorial Day weekend? The St.…
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GERS NEEDS ANOTHER $300 MILLION
In order to meet its obligations in the near future, the Government Employees Retirement System needs a 30 percent boost in income.…
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HIBISCUS MEALYBUG ON THE DECLINE
Hibiscus blossoms are beginning to reappear across St. Thomas, thanks to a successful effort to eradicate the pink hibiscus mealybug.
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BLOCK GRANT HEARINGS COMING UP
Government agencies and non-profit organizations vying for a share of the 1999 Community Development Block Grant funds will have a chance to…
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GOMEZ PROPOSES GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES
Sen. Judy M. Gomez wants to establish gun-free school zones as a way to stem campus violence.
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ST. THOMAS BOATS WIN IN ST. MAARTEN / ST. MARTIN HEINEKEN REGATTA
Terry Jackson rode his VILLAGE RAM to first place in the Beach Cats class while Chris Rosenberg aboard FRENCHMAN'S REEF dominated the…
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LIGHT AIR STOPS HOLMBERG‘S SORC ASSENT
Light air in the final two days of racing at the Acura Southern Ocean Racing Conference left VIM III and Peter Holmberg…
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DPW INSTALLING TRAFFIC COUNTERS IN SOLBERG
Automatic traffic counters are about to be installed on St. Thomas' Solberg Road (Route 40).
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DELEGATE ASKS CLINTON FOR AID ON NUKE SHIP
V.I. Delegate Donna M. Christian-Christensen has asked President Clinton and the U.S. ambassadors to Japan, England and France to intervene in averting…
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GOVERNMENT 'HAS LOST CONTROL' OVER CONTRACTS
The V.I. government "has lost control" over awarding and managing professional service contracts, the V.I. Bureau of Audit and Control has concluded.…
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LEPC GETS $25,000 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GRANT
The V.I. Law Enforcement Planning commission has been awarded $25,000 by the U.S. Department of Justice to beef up existing policies for…
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V.I. OFFICIALS ATTEND SEA TRADE CONFERENCE
Thousands of cruise ship industry officials are in Miami this week for the 15th annual Sea Trade Conference. At least a dozen…
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IT'S PAYBACK TIME FOR LUMP-SUM RECIPIENTS
Some members of former Gov. Roy L. Schneider’s administration who got lump-sum payments for unused leave in the last days of the…
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CHILD-CARE FACILITIES MUST BE LICENSED
Private and parochial schools that serve children under age 5 must be licensed by the Human Services Department, Commissioner Sedonie Halbert has…
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FREENET SERVICE BACK BUT WITH FEWER LINES
Rumors that the VIP FreeNet is dead are greatly exaggerated, according to founder Peter de Blanc, whose company, COBEX, provides the Internet…
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DPW ACCEPTING TRANSIT GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Department of Public Works is accepting applications for the federally funded Section 5310 Grant Program. The grant provides funding to non-profit…
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INSURANCE EXAM SCHEDULED MARCH 30
Prospective insurance agents, adjusters and brokers are advised that the next insurance exam is scheduled for Tuesday, March 30.
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WILL HIGH SCHOOLS PASS THE TEST?
A team from the Middle States Association is in the Virgin Islands this week to determine whether three of the territory's public…
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DEMS TO RETIREES: MAKE WAY FOR YOUTH
If the Democratic Party Territorial Committee has its way, Gov. Charles W. Turnbull will stop the longstanding practice of rehiring government retirees…
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ST. THOMAS BOATS WIN IN ST. MAARTEN /ST. MARTIN REGATTA
Provisional results have Terry Jackson on his VILLAGE RAM winning Beach Cats and Chris Rosenberg on FRENCHMAN'S REEF at the top of…
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WHAT'S NEW AT THE U? QUITE A LOT!
As is usually the case at its meetings, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees got good news and bad…
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HIGH, DRY NO WAY TO LIVE, RESIDENTS SAY
For residents of Estate Ross on the hillside above Hospital Ground on St. Thomas, being left high and dry is neither a…
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ICE CREAM RECALLED
Country Charm Pint Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream is being recalled due to improper labeling. The ice cream, which is distributed…
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IT'S GIRL SCOUTS WEEK
If you encounter a lot of girls in green uniforms and even younger girls garbed in brown involved in all sorts of…
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INAUGURATION PROVES 'POPULAR,' INDEED
Anyone who thinks things aren't on the up and up on St. Thomas may not have been out and about much.On Saturday…
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UVI SPORTS CENTER OFFICIALLY UNDER WAY
Ground was officially broken Friday for the new Sports and Fitness Center that will rise in the next year and a half…
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DEJONGH INHERITS FINANCIALLY HEALTHY CHAMBER
The St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce is enjoying its the best financial health in years, three-term president Tom Brunt III said…
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MANDAHL POND OF MORE 'CONCERN' TO RESIDENTS THAN TO AUTHORITIES?
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources applies the designation "Areas of Particular Concern" to geographical places and spaces that have significant…