A District Court’s ruling on Monday to restore the ownership of the Caneel Bay Resort to the National Park Service came as a pleasant surprise to many.
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in four local cases on May 16 on St. Thomas, including that of John Jackson, the onetime Olympic boxer who was sentenced in February 2023 to 25 years in prison on rape and child pornography charges and is seeking to suppress evidence from a search of his home that was used at trial.
In the past 20 years, humanity has seen huge advancements in just about every industry. This progression can be attributed to varying factors, including broader access to educational opportunities and more collaboration among neighboring countries around the world.
The Good Hope Country Day School drama club cast received a standing ovation as they performed the musical The Music Man for their faculty night on Thursday at the Good Hope Country Day School’s Theater. This follows their completely sold-out opening night last week.
In celebration and awareness of International Girls in ICT Day, the Virgin Islands Education Department, in partnership with Viya, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Girls in STEAM initiative, "Using Technology to Lead and Connect Vlogging Competition."
Lawmakers of the 35th Legislature approved a three-step solution to ease financial pressures on the Water and Power Authority. Votes taken on three bills - which includes a measure to define when a state of emergency can be declared - came in rapid succession on Thursday afternoon at the end of a six-hour session.
On the following dates during the Carnival season, employees will be granted administrative leave, and Virgin Islands Government offices will be closed.
The Division of Fish and Wildlife reminds all commercial fishers, as a stipulation of their commercial fishing license, that they must complete one port sample per quarter.
Money isn’t the only thing in short supply at the Water and Power Authority, WAPA officials said at a meeting of its governing board Thursday. While the embattled utility’s financial concerns have been well publicized, WAPA also faces dramatic challenges in obtaining key hardware vital to power generation and grid stability.
Danny Philip Jr. achieved an exciting goal recently, winning second place in the Vermont Pitch Challenge from the University of Vermont. Phillip, who is in 11th grade at the Seventh-day Adventist School on St. Croix, has aspirations of becoming a successful businessperson in technology and computer science.
With St. Thomas Carnival festivities already underway, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has locked in the administrative leave schedule for government workers and announced that more than $5 million in income tax refunds have been issued to Virgin Islands residents.
Jury selection in the murder trial for the man accused of fatally shooting a man at the end of last year’s Carnival Parade is being delayed. The judge presiding over the case rescheduled the process for a later date to accommodate a hearing over evidence to be admitted at trial.
A federal jury convicted two former Virgin Islands Correctional Officers of depriving an inmate of his rights under color of law and obstruction of an FBI investigation, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Thursday.
Darnell Birmingham, a senior at Ivanna Eudora Kean High School has been recently selected as one of the recipients of the 2024 Kenneth M. Smith Scholarship, the V.I. Education Department announced.
An illegal firearm was discovered by a K9 officer and a weapons and ammunition detection dog inside a vehicle in Sion Farm, St. Croix Wednesday, the V.I. Police Department reported.
Although Michelle was not present, her father, Keith Smith, mother, Mireille Sankatsing-Smith, and grandmother, Leonora Smith, accepted the Perma Plaque on her behalf.
A federal grand jury returned indictments charging Jamil Bell, 43, Peter Francis, 33, Niah Henry, 44, Anwar Lockhart, 41, and Kenson Plasimo, 43, with drug trafficking, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Thursday.
Lorenzo Ortis Charles, 36, of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, pleaded guilty to smuggling aliens into the United States, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Thursday.