U.S.V.I. Is Celebrating Travel and Tourism Month
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. recently signed a proclamation marking May 2019 as Virgin Islands Travel and Tourism Month throughout the territory.
STT Man Killed at Marine Terminal
A man identified by next of kin as 29-year-old Curtis Q. Frederick was shot and killed Saturday morning in Charlotte Amalie. It was the 15th homicide in the territory since the beginning of the year, the seventh on St. Thomas.
WMA Prepares for Tuesday Consent Decree Hearing
The V.I. Waste Management Authority board on Thursday approved spending more than $500,000 to prepare for a consent decree hearing, to show progress in complying with the federal court orders when it appears in court Tuesday.
Free Coral Bay Concert Will Benefit UVI’s Music Department
The far reaches of St. John will become a venue for a music festival on Saturday, May 18 to benefit the UVI Music Department.
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Golden Locks Self in Office to Avoid Summons
The Department of Justice served Violet Anne Golden with a summons and complaint from September of 2018, Acting Attorney General Denise George announced in...
Gittens’ Lack of Cooperation Led to Ouster, Says New Senate Leadership
So the Legislature reorganized itself Wednesday, putting in Sen. Novelle Francis (D-STX) as president in place of Sen. Kenneth Gittens (D-STX) and Sen. Myron...
Analysis Part 4: Is it Possible Ridesharing Apps Are Not Viable in the USVI?
This is part four of a series looking into the severe failings of taxi service in the territory; how the wildly out-sized influence of the taxi lobby has brought us here, and what needs to happen.
Majority Boots Frett-Gregory as Chair but Adopts All Her Legislation
Before Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory was removed from her position as head of the Finance Committee Wednesday, all three of her pieces of legislation brought before the Senate were approved.
New Book by Janet Burton Captures Life on St. John in the 1940’s
For decades, Janet Burton nursed the desire to tell the stories of St. Johnians of her parents’ generation. Now, after years of research and interviews, she has self-published a collection of her work, “Before Our Time: An Oral History of St. John.”
It Takes a Village to Teach Children to Swim
Virgin Islanders are surrounded on all sides by water and dependent upon the marine industry for livelihoods, yet conventional wisdom suggests, “V.I. kids can’t swim.” But considering the rich and ongoing history of dedicated people who have taught hundreds of children to swim, it is hard to believe.
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VIGL Operations LLC, the grantee of the exclusive agreement to operate both the Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack on St. Thomas and the Randall “Doc” James Racetrack on St. Croix, provided an update on its efforts to revitalize the horseracing industry by outlining the ongoing construction projects at each racetrack. They also unveiled the plans for the tracks along with renderings and other details regarding the projects.
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VIGL Continues Efforts to Improve Racetracks
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VIGL Operations LLC has provided an update on its efforts to revitalize the horseracing industry in the Virgin Islands by outlining the ongoing construction projects at each racetrack.
