Despite facing a bevy of fiscal woes, the V.I. Waste Management Authority plans to shell out millions of dollars to install and operate an untested solid waste reduction system at the Anguilla Landfill on St. Croix.
The Port Canaveral cruise ship terminal is pictured on March 14.
Anguilla Landfill reopens on St. Croix
ST. THOMAS — A budget reduction of more than $500,000 in the next fiscal year has the V.I. Office of Inspector General unable to hire four more auditors.
The St. Croix Foundation has announced the completion of phase one of their Pilot Solar-Supported Community Center Project and Workforce Development Initiative aimed at increasing resiliency within community centers while providing job training for careers in solar energy.
ST. THOMAS — A man convicted in connection with a cocaine trafficking conspiracy on St. Thomas has been sentenced to serve an additional sentence of home confinement after violating the terms of his supervised release.
ST. THOMAS — A St. Thomas man has been charged with a shooting at Krush Nightclub on June 21, according to documents filed in V.I. Superior Court.
Retired chiropractor and former V.I. Olympian Dr. Marlon Williams stopped to “enjoy his flowers” during a recent run on St. Croix. The yellow hibiscus, which symbolizes happiness, luck and positivity, is one of several species growing around the island. They can be found in other colors, inc…
Phi-Jan Merchant, second from right, won the under-12 age group category in the mango-eating contest at the 2014 Mango Melee and Tropical Fruit Festival at the St. George Village Botanical Garden on St. Croix. More than 3,000 people attended the event, according to organizers.
The V.I. Water and Power Authority announced on Friday the conclusion of the “Your Energy Stimulus,” or YES program, which offered customers a subsidy to pay down their utility bills amid the COVID-19 pandemic. WAPA added, however, that any active electrical account holder who did not receiv…
U.S. Attorney Gretchen Shappert has announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General, will provide free online training for Virgin Islands federal grantees and law enforcement personnel from June 13 to 15.
ST. THOMAS — Two contractual employees of the V.I. Waste Management Authority — including a 14-year-old male — were gunned down Thursday afternoon while collecting trash in the Tutu area.
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is hoping a task force of legal and financial experts will conjure up a plan to save the government’s ailing retirement system.
The V.I. Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation has been awarded $306,950 in federal funds to refurbish the Joseph Aubain Ballpark on St. Thomas.
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Tyrone Gifft of St. Thomas operates an elevator in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 11, is conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said Thursday the demolition of an illegal horse track in William’s Delight was necessary to protect public safety.
Just over six weeks after allowing the territory’s bars to reopen, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said Thursday that an alarming 14% of test results returned the previous day were positive for COVID-19, and restrictions on social activity will be reimplemented until the rate drops.
Effective today, the Buccaneer Hotel on St. Croix will be closed to non-hotel guests for at least two weeks due to concerns over COVID-19.
ST. THOMAS — A St. Thomas man was shot and injured early Thursday morning after an apparent argument in Sugar Estate.
The V.I. Sports, Parks and Recreation Department has been awarded $2.6 million in federal funds to retrofit the Community Center on St. John.
Newly released guidelines for the safe reopening of schools in the territory offer a glimpse of a radically altered school culture, one shaped by personal distance, frequent sanitation and curtailed social events.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the territory continued to gain speed Wednesday with St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas all setting single-day records for new infections, according to the V.I. Health Department.
A judge has determined a family’s lawsuit against a vehicle manufacturer, in the death of a 5-year-old girl in a car crash on St. Croix, may proceed.
A prisoner at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, has tested positive for COVID-19 — the first case confirmed at the facility since the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic began — and a tuberculosis outbreak was also reported Monday, according to documents filed in U.S…
After former Casino Control Commission Chairwoman Violet Anne Golden admitted to stealing nearly $300,000 for luxury trips and shopping sprees, six individuals — including an attorney and a staff member at the jail in Puerto Rico where she’s been awaiting sentencing — have submitted letters …
Despite the uncertainty hanging over the 2020-21 school year as COVID-19 persists, the Bryan administration is standing firm in its commitment to rebuild and renovate the territory’s ailing public schools within five years.
A Virgin Islander working in the tech industry has endowed a scholarship fund of $25,000 to support computer science students at the University of the Virgin Islands, according to a news release.
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has requested from the Legislature a 60-day extension to the State of Emergency declaration enacted on March 13 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nearly 2,000 territory businesses have received loans under the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, according to records obtained by The Daily News.
A little bit of normal
Local health officials warned ominously for months that reopening the territory could trigger a spike in COVID-19 cases.
The National Park Service is taking extra precautions this summer at Buck Island Reef National Monument off St. Croix.
ST. THOMAS — A St. Thomas man was arrested Saturday after police say he fired his gun while pistol-whipping another man in American Yacht Harbor, and forced two women to file a false police report in an effort to cover up the crime.
An employee of Limetree Bay on St. Croix awaiting trial for possession of an unauthorized firearm was arrested again Saturday and charged in connection with having another illegal weapon, according to court records.
The V.I. Bureau of Corrections and the Virgin Islands Equestrian Equine Therapy Project are partnering to provide The Elite Program, a vocational training course in horse care, horse training and equine assisted therapy to inmates at the Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility in St. Croix.
While the fate of the territory’s 2020-21 school year remains in flux over COVID-19, the one sure thing for students, parents and teachers is that school will no longer be the same.
A 23-year-old St. Croix man was slain Saturday, marking the 26th homicide in the territory so far this year.
Crowds turned out for some July 4th sun and surf at Coki Point Beach, St. Thomas. Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. placed new restrictions last week on V.I. beaches and bars in light of a recent spike in the number of active COVID-19 cases in the territory.
The University of the Virgin Islands is reopening campuses on St. Thomas and St. Croix for the fall semester with new safety measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
A magistrate judge expressed shock and anger Friday at the arrest of a homeless woman who lashed out after a St. John resident threw a cup of water on her.
ST. THOMAS — The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday advanced a measure to create a 3,000-acre enterprise zone on the south shore of St. Croix.
ST. THOMAS — So, what’s going on in Frenchtown? Quite a bit, actually. With two new restaurants, a Saturday morning market and other changes, the main drag of Frenchtown is seeing a surge of revitalization to reaffirm the area as a dining destination.
A shooting early Wednesday morning in Sion Farm left a family terrified as bullets rained down on their home, according to V.I. Police Department spokesman Toby Derima.
A man was beaten with a pipe and shot Wednesday on St. Thomas, according to V.I. Police spokesman Toby Derima.
Officials from Limetree Bay have announced new health and safety measures to ensure contractors do not spread the COVID-19 virus.
Lt. Gov. Tregenza A. Roach is reminding residents that the amnesty period during which interests and penalties assessed against outstanding real property taxes in the territory are waived expires July 17.
Retracing history
172 years of freedom in the Virgin Islands
The V.I. Health Department reported 13 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday.
