Category: News
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5 MORE K-9 RECRUITS ARRIVE
Not all police dogs are lean, mean German shepherds, as human K-9 officers found Friday when the five newest canine recruits arrived…
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NAFEZ STORE OWNER SENTENCED FOR MAIL FRAUD IN FIRE CASE
The owner of a furniture store destroyed by fire along with more than a dozen adjacent businesses in 1991 has been sentenced…
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MARCH DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH
Governor Charles W. Turnbull has proclaimed March as "Disability Awareness Month."
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GUN COLLECTION PROGRAM
V.I. Firearms Bureau to hold second annual gun collection program "Amnesty '99" Saturday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at…
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PETER HOLMBERG FIGHTS TOWARD TOP AT S.O.R.C.
VIM, with Peter Holmberg driving, is now standing in second place in the Southern Ocean Racing Conference in Miami. Three days into…
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WIC CLINICS CLOSED FOR TRAINING SESSION
The Virin Islands Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Clinics will be closed on Friday, March 12, 1999
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SAILING RECORD SETTER VISITS ST. THOMAS
Mari Cha III, the new holder of the transatlantic sailing record, is in St. Thomas. The 147-foot, two masted sailing racer stands…
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GRANT AWARDED TO FIGHT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN
The V.I. Law Enforcement Planning Commission will receive $542,000 under the S.T.O.P. (Services Training Officers Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program.The…
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PNR TO PUBLIC WORKS: FIX HULL BAY SEWAGE PIPE OR FACE FINES
One government agency head has told another to fix the leaking sewage outflow pipe that is polluting the Hull Bay waters and…
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GERARD SAID TO BE GOVERNOR'S IDC CHOICE
St. Croix insurance agency owner and business community activist Frandelle Gerard is Gov. Charles Turnbull's choice for executive director of the Industrial…
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FLOATING DESAL PLANT IN NEED OF FIXING EYED AS ST. JOHN WATER SOLUTION
The island of St. John faces a serious and ongoing shortage of potable water. Meantime, in the St. Thomas harbor sits a…
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BEACON SCHOOLS GETS DROP-OUT PREVENTION GRANT
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded the territory's Beacon Schools program a $197,304 grant to implement a project to keep at-risk…
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DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO 3 BREAK-INS
A man accused of leading a ring that broke into six St. Thomas businesses and a Water and Power Authority facility and…
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WAPA'S NEW TURBINE PLAN PROMPTS ALTERNATIVE IDEA
A public hearing Wednesday night on plans by the Water and Power Authority to acquire a $15 million back-up generator on St.…
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STUDY SUPPORTS ZONE A COMPLAINTS
The Police Department's Zone A Command building on the Charlotte Amalie waterfront remains under attack from its own personnel, supported by the…
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GOODWIN DECRIES CONDITION OF PUBLIC HOUSING
The conditions at some St. Thomas housing communities are "unacceptable," Sen. George Goodwin said on Wednesday. Goodwin is chairman of the Housing,…
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UVI STUDENTS TO LOSE INTERNET ACCESS
About 400 students at the University of the Virgin Islands are about to lose their home Internet access privileges because of a…
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FIREARMS LICENSES RENEWAL
Persons holding firearms licenses with an expiration date of March 1999, are reminded to submit a renewal application with the V.I.P.D. Firearms…
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURE WEEK PROCLAIMED
Governor Charles Turnbull has proclaimed the week of March 1 – 7 as "Weights and Measures Week" in the territory.
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HUD ANNOUNCES $2.4 BILLION AVAILABLE IN GRANTS
A recent press release from Andrew Cuomo, secretary of Housing and Urban Development said there would be $2.4 billion available in grants…
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WAPA SLATES PUBLIC MEETING
The V.I. Water and Power Authority wants to install a new gas turbine unit at its plant in Krum Bay, and has…
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CARNIVAL KICK-OFF
Despite economic concerns, Carnival '99 will be a grand event, according to organizers, who held a news conference Tuesday to jump-start the…
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TAXI STRIKES TOURIST
Bystanders told police they heard the screeching of tires and a loud thud Tuesday afternoon, when a taxi struck a pedestrian on…
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FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS WITH BIR
All V.I. residents are reminded they must file their income tax returns with the V.I. Bureau.
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RESCUE AT SEA SAVES NINE
Nine sailors suffering from ciguatera, a potentially fatal fish poisoning, were taken off a moving supply ship Monday evening in a multi-agency…
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WILLIAMS AGAIN DENIED BAIL
Ian Williams Jr., the police officer accused of witness-tampering and third-degree assault, has once again been denied bail.
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BLANCHARD REPLIES
Ralph J. Blanchard, founder and CEO of U.S. Virgin Islands Airways Inc., responds to Robert Siefert's claim, in a recent article in…
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POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED
A St. Thomas police officer has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault, destruction of property, and violation of a restraining order.
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KATHARINE STREIBICH, EDUCATOR, DEAD AT 45
Katharine Harms Streibich, 45, died on Sunday, Feb. 28, at her home in St. Thomas, after a long struggle with cancer. The…
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TURNBULL CRACKS DOWN ON EXPENSES
In keeping with his promise to cut government spending, Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has directed all agencies to reduce unnecessary expenses immediately.…