Feds Had To Shoot Out BVI Boat Captain’s Engine To Get Him To Stop
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A BVI national was arrested on December 28, 2021, in St. Thomas on a criminal charge related to his failure to stop his vessel when ordered to…
British Virgin Islands Ranks 68th In The World In COVID-19 Deaths
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — The British Virgin Islands gained another dubious note of distinction when it moved into 68th place in COVID-19 deaths this week. A 71-year-old male with multiple…
Woman In Paradise Wins 2 Tickets To Space Via Virgin Galactic Raffle
SAINT JOHN'S — A health coach from Antigua and Barbuda has won two tickets worth almost $1 million to be among Virgin Galactic's first space tourists, the company said. Keisha…
Branson Takes More Money From Delta Air Lines To Keep His Floundering Airline Aloft
LONDON — Virgin Atlantic has raised $530 million in fresh funding from shareholders Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines as a new bout of gloom descends on the aviation sector. Founded…
BVI boat captain who threw phone overboard to avoid smuggling charge skates
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A BVI boat captain who was caught smuggling illegal aliens into the U.S. Virgin Islands has been given no jail time by a federal judge after pleading…
VITEMA Monitors Passing Of Hurricane Sam To North Of St. Thomas, St. John
CHRISTIANSTED — Hurricane Sam continued to feed on warm water as a powerful Category 3 storm with some partners likely to join it in the Atlantic basin in the form…
St. Thomas Hit By Moderate 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Early This Morning: USGS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit five miles southwest of St. Thomas at 3:24 today, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The moderate quake struck 2.5 miles underground at…
Coast Guard Seizes $51 Million In Cocaine After At-Sea Drug Bust Near The BVI
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday, following the disruption go-fast vessel smuggling…
UVI Gets $2.5 Million NSF Grant To Study Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has been awarded a $2.5 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study stony coral tissue loss disease in the U.S. Virgin…
Tropical Storm Grace Forms, Expected To Reach The Lesser Antilles Tonight: NWS
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Grace formed this morning with a forecast that threatens the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by the end of the weekend. The tropical wave…