CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works (DPW) said it is implementing “strategic initiatives geared towards preserving, maintaining and strengthening the territory’s infrastructure.” The most recent is the iWorQ Asset Management…
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St. Thomas Motor Vehicle Office Closed Due To COVID-19 Exposure, Director Says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Director Barbara Jackson-McIntosh told the motoring public that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ (BMV) St. Thomas Office will be closed effective immediately (August 11) until further notice. “The employees…
Sacramento Kings Second Round Draft Pick Compared To St. Croix’s Rakeem Christmas
SACRAMENTO — The second round of the NBA draft is a crapshoot. For every Richaun Holmes, there is a player like Rakeem Christmas, who was drafted the pick before Holmes and has played…
Vax-To-Win Lottery Winner On St. Croix Is Nurse At La Grande Princesse Health Clinic
CHRISTIANSTED — One of the two latest winners of the “USVI Vax To Win” sweepstakes lottery is an nurse employed by a private health care clinic on the north shore of St….
Merlinda Philomene Named VITEMA’s Deputy Director Of Human Resources
KINGSHILL — Merlinda Philomene has been named Deputy Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations for the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) effective Monday – August 16, 2021. Philomene started…
Slithering Snake On Power Line Leads To St. Croix Electrical Outage, Residents Say
CHRISTIANSTED — A slithering snake caused a power outage on St. Croix Sunday morning, according to eyewitnesses. At about 6 a.m., a red tail boa constrictor wriggled to the top of the…
Police Need Your Help To Find 14-Year-Old Yomarize Davis On St. Croix: VIPD
KINGSHILL — Police need your help tonight to find a missing teenager on St. Croix. Yomarize Davis, 14, of the Profit Hills Apartments has been reported missing by her family, the Virgin…
Nurses Sit On The Sidelines, Refuse To Care For Patients In Standoff Over Vax Policy
SUNNY ISLE — Nurses at the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center refuse to help patients during the delta surge of COVID-19 because they refuse to be vaccinated. Nurses who have…
‘No Virgin Islands Child Goes Hungry’ Feeding Initiative Resumes August 23
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education will resume its “No Virgin Islands. Child Goes Hungry” Feeding Initiative on Monday August 23 for school year 2021-2022. Now in its third…
St. Croix Hospital Says WhatsApp Message About Gas Refueling Causing COVID Is Fake
SUNNY ISLE — A WhatsApp message that stated “the hospital sent a message saying the Delta variant appears to be spreading rapidly through the refueling pump” and further states precautions should be…