St. John Source

Two men, Michael Leonard and Reinaldo Pierret Lerburds, were arrested at the Red Hook ferry terminal Thursday trying to bring 55 kilograms of cocaine to St. Thomas from St. John on the car barge.

The federal government may have deep pockets, but it’s also got big ears, sharp eyes, and patience. A cadre of “auditors, analysts and criminal investigators” have moved into the territory to oversee the millions of dollars in federal grants that have been pouring into the V.I.

Classes at the St. Croix Educational Complex were back to normal this week after a “gassy smell” on Monday forced classes to be dismissed and students bused off campus. A worker at the school said there have been gassy smells on campus at least three times this school year.

With a bottle of bubbly smashing across the bow, the $1.1 million pilot boat George Freeman joined the V.I. Government's growling fleet of working boats. The V.I. Port Authority christened a new $1.1 million pilot boat in a ceremony Tuesday at the Austin "Babe" Monsanto Marine Terminal.

Centenarian John Tranberg recently sat in Buddhoe Park in Frederiksted with a story to tell about practically each of the buildings he could see. He knew their owners and what their kids did 90 years ago.

The popular St. Croix Ag Fair was pushed back from Presidents' Day to Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28, Agriculture Commissioner Carlos Robles said.