WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai today proposed directing $954 million toward restoring and expanding communications networks in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico heavily damaged during the 2017 hurricane season. In…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — An earthquake registering 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck the ocean floor 69 miles north of Culebra, Puerto Rico this afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey…
MIAMI — Cruise lines have never had a cleanliness problem this big. In 2017, cruise lines failed their sanitation inspections at the highest rate ever since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s Vessel Sanitation Program started…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Croix native admitted in federal court today that he was the getaway driver for a jewelry store robbery that occurred on Main Street St. Thomas five years ago. Devon Davis,…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — Waves nearly 30 feet high from a U.S. winter storm slammed into Puerto Rico today, forcing authorities to evacuate dozens of families and close roads and schools across…
[CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A large section of an iconic St. Thomas hotel re-opened this week after a long closure triggered by devastating damage the property suffered during Hurricane Irma in September 2017. Marriott’s Frenchman’s Cove in…
ST. JOHN– The roof of the Virgin Islands Fire Department in Cruz Bay was severely damaged after the island was devastated by the Category 5 storm Hurricane Irma. FEMA/K.C. Wilsey [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”]…
SANTO DOMINGO — OK, we gotta admit it – it’s not really a rhinoceros. But the fascinating Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta isn’t so-called for nothing. The horn on its head really does resemble that of a rhino…
UVI ACHIEVERS: (Left to Right) Sharlene Harris, Dr. Marc Boumedine, Dr. Camille McKayle, Erik Pattison, Dannica Thomas, and President David Hall pose for a photo at the March 3, Board of Trustees meeting in the…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CRUZ BAY — A partially-decomposed body found on St. John eight days ago has been identified as the remains of missing man Mark Moroney. Moroney, 70, reportedly disappeared during a…