Category: News
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH ESSAY CONTEST
All junior and senior high school students may enter this year's Black History Month essay contest.
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HIGH SCHOOLS' ACCREDITATION IN JEOPARDY
Principals of the territory’s three high schools described the schools' dire state to a Senate Education Committee on Thursday and warned that…
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FISHERMEN: WE CAN LIVE WITH NOAA PLAN
A federal draft plan to conserve game fish should have little effect on the Virgin Islands because fishermen here have already put…
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LT. GOV. APPOINTS TWO MORE STAFFERS
Lt. Gov. Gerard Luz James II has announced two more staff appointments: Michael Burton to be public information officer and Averly A.…
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3 WHO GOT LUMP-SUM LEAVE STILL ON PAYROLL
Government House is investigating how three people still on the government payroll were issued lump-sum payments in December for unpaid annual and…
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UNIONS WANT MEETING BEFORE LAYOFFS BEGIN
A union official is asking the governor to form a special committee and hold meetings before any government workers are laid off.
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TURNBULL APPOINTS KRIGGER, MOLLOY
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has announced his appointments of Rudolph E. Krigger Sr. as assistant to the governor on fiscal policy and…
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GOV. TURNBULL PROCLAIMS MID-WIVES WEEK
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has deemed the week of Feb. 7 to 13 as "Mid-Wives"week in the Virgin Islands. The proclamation coincides…
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COLOMBIA COPS ARREST V.I. MAN ON DRUG CHARGE
James Spencer Springette, 38, of St. Thomas, has been arrested by agents of the Colombian security agency, DAS, in Medellin, Colombia, on…
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DAVIS MURDER SUSPECT HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Irvine Hodge Jr., charged with murdering jewelry store owner Larry Davis, will be held without bail because he is a danger to…
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UVI FACULTY CONCERNED ABOUT BREAK-INS
Two University of the Virgin Islands staffers living in the Faculty East campus housing were recently burglarized in broad daylight despite surveillance…
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CDBG APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
The deadline for submitting applications for Community Development Block Grant projects has been extended to Feb.26.
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V.I. FIRE SERVICE OFFICE HOURS
The V.I. Fire Service has resumed regular working hours at the Mandela Circle office.
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DELEGATE GETS NEW SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
V.I. congressional Delegate Donna M. Christian-Christensen has been named the ranking Democratic member of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises,…
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BIG SURF POUNDS NORTH SIDE
Heavy northerly swells sank boats and flooded roads in Hull and Magens Bay on Tuesday. Some boaters were ill-prepared in spite of…
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MAN, 47, FACES 60 YEARS FOR RAPE OF TEEN
A 47-year-old man convicted of raping a teen-age girl during Carnival last April faces up to 60 years in prison. Elwin Joyce…
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TAXI DRIVER SHOOTING ENDS IN ARREST
A shooting at Coki Point beach between two taxi drivers has resulted in the arrest of Leon Samuel, 56, of Hospital Ground.
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WAPA BOARD COULD GET RADICAL OVERHAUL
The nine-member Water and Power Authority board could see eight new members if Gov. Charles W. Turnbull decides to replace three members…
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CABLE TV RATES TO GO UP
Cable TV subscribers in St. Thomas and St. John will see an increase in their bills of $4 to $7 a month…
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CRONKITE ENJOYS SEABORNE'S 1ST TORTOLA FLIGHT
If Seaborne Aviation was looking for publicity, it got a little more than it possibly could have bargained for Monday when famed…
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CLINTON PROPOSES RUM-TAX INCREASE
President Bill Clinton has included in his fiscal year 2000 budget a proposal to return to the Virgin Islands the entire $13.50-per-proof…
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UNITED WAY FALLS $80,000 SHORT OF GOAL
Even though United Way set its goal lower than last year, the agency is still about $80,000 short of its $490,000 goal…
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BERRY TO PUBLIC WORKS: FIX ROADS
Sen. Lorraine Berry is asking Public Works officials to repair roads, replace street lights and clean clogged drains across St. Thomas.
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BRRRRR, IT'S WINTER IN ST. THOMAS
What's up with the weather?Everybody is talking about how cold it is.Everybody, that is, but the weather service.
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KEY WEST IS SITE OF THIS YEAR'S BACCHANAL
There's great St. Thomian excitement brewing in Key West, Fla., right now as plans take shape for the fourth annual St. Thomas…
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COAST GUARD CUTTER ARRIVING THURSDAY
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Dependable will visit St. Thomas from 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, through 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6.…
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SIMMONDS GETS OFFICIAL NOD FOR EDUCATION
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull sent Dr. Ruby Simmonds' nomination to be education commissioner to the Senate on Monday, the same day Simmonds…
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ROAD WORK BEGINS IN ESTATE PEARL
Road work was set to begin Monday to improve drainage, build culverts and resurface the road between Crown Mountain Road and Black…
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CLINTON BUDGET INCREASES V.I. RUM TAX
President Bill Clinton has included in his year 2000 budget a proposal to return tothe Virgin Islands the entire $13.50-per-gallon federal tax…
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EX-GOV. SCHNEIDER RE-OPENS MEDICAL OFFICE
Former Gov. Roy L. Schneider returns to his role as Dr. Roy L. Schneider on Monday with the re-opening of his medical…