CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has reported its first cases of the highly contagious Delta variant in the territory, with health officials saying that the USVI was ripe for the…
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Social Security’s Social Media Pages Keep You Up To Date With Your Account
We strive to keep you informed with accurate and helpful information. In addition to information we provide on our website at www.socialsecurity.gov, we also engage regularly on social media. We invite you…
St. Croix Farmers In Action Respond To Senator’s Finance Committee Remarks
Political meandering needs to be called out for what it is. Today I listened to the Finance Committee’s budget hearing for the Department of Agriculture. For a moment I was pleased with…
Bryan Challenges Grade School Students To Read 5 Or More Books This Summer
CHRISTIANSTED — The 13th Annual Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge is well underway and challenges the territory’s students in grades K-6 to read five or more books during the summer months, now through…
Police Reduce St. Thomas Homicide Rate 64% Compared To First Half Of 2020
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police in the St. Thomas, St. John and Water Island districts have reduced homicides by 64 percent over the same period last year, the Virgin Islands Police Department said….
TRIBUTE TO TREVOR: St. Croix Senator Salutes Outgoing VIPD Commissioner For His Service To The USVI Community
Thank you to Trevor Velinor for his dedicated service to the people of the Virgin Islands during his tenure as police commissioner. The courageous, professional and intelligent leadership that he demonstrated during…
VIPD K9 Corps ‘Revitalized’ Thanks to Donation from Southland Gaming
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is pleased to announce the revitalization of the K9 Corps in the St. Thomas/St. John District, thanks to a generous donation by Southland Gaming….
Secrecy Surrounds Winners Of ‘Vax To Win USVI’ Lottery Drawing … None Announced
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two lucky people won $200,000 in the first ever General Vaccine Lottery on Friday — but Government House, the program itself and lottery officials — all won’t say who…
USVI Public Schools Will Resume In-Person Operations On August 9 , DOE Says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Department of Education officials announced in a series of radio and online interviews this week that all public schools in the territory will resume in-person operations for…
Government Seeks Virgin Islanders Living Abroad To Come Home To Fill Jobs Here
ATLANTA — The U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Personnel has announced the launch of a national campaign to raise awareness of the wide range of public service jobs available in the territory…