CRUz BAY — The Virgin Islands Police Department is advising the community that there have been occurrences of COVID-19 at the Leander Jurgen Command located in St. John. “Some employees may have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said. The VIPD will temporarily close the Command on Monday to […]
Category: Community Affairs
VITEMA Launches Hotline To Schedule Vaccine Appointments
CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly press briefing VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen said there is a new hotline for people to call if you are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination now. “Currently, the territory is still serving Phase 1A and Phase 1B, and as a result the 28-plus providers were quickly overwhelmed by individuals […]
Green Groups Call Limetree Bay An ‘Environmental Monster,’ Ask Biden’s EPA To Shut ‘Dirty Refinery’ Down
CHRISTIANSTED — Community and conservation groups filed a legal appeal today challenging the federal permit for the controversial Limetree Bay refinery on St. Croix that had a soft-opening in December 2020. The long-shuttered, pollution-plagued Limetree refinery has been one of the world’s biggest oil-processing facilities. St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA), the Center for Biological Diversity, NRDC and Sierra Club filed the […]
DINO PRINT! Potholes At Department of Finance St. Croix Large Enough To Swallow A Car Whole!
CHRISTIANSTED — The failure of the Bryan-Roach Administration to properly maintain St. Croix’s roads and public spaces has reached pandemic levels — citizens complained on social media this weekend. As these pictures of the Virgin Islands Department of Finance—Bureau of Internal Revenue property in Estate Diamond-Ruby—adjacent to the Sunny Isle Shopping Center show. The potholes […]
Dr. Paul Vendel Maynard Sr. of Zion Village, Nevis Dies In St. Thomas Hospital At 69
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It is with great sorrow and breaking hearts, that we the family of Dr. Paul Vendel Maynard, Sr. announce his untimely passing. Dr. Maynard, a native of Zion Village Nevis, departed this earth on January 21, 2021 at age 69, after a brief hospitalization at the Schneider Regional Medical Center (SRMC). He […]
First Lady Yolanda Bryan Does Not ‘Stand By Her Man’ Governor-Husband Albert During Church Service
FREDERIKSTED — Country music is a hit in the Caribbean. And Tammy Wynette’s 1968 standard “Stand By Your Man is a C/W classic song. But First Lady Yolanda Bryan practiced a form of social distancing in a church service on Sunday — that kept her husband Governor Albert Bryan away from her side. Bryan, Lt. Governor […]
Crown Bay Drainage Project Will Temporarily Close KFC Parking Lot On St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works said it will begin work on the Crown Bay drainage and pedestrian improvements project affecting Nisky Center on St. Thomas tomorrow morning. DPW is advising the St. Thomas community that contractor Island Roads will temporarily barricade and close off KFC’s parking lot on Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. […]
Crimestoppers USVI Offering $4,000 Reward To Identify Vandalism Suspects Operating Near Salt River
CHRISTIANSTED — Crimestoppers USVI is offering a $4,000.00 cash reward for help in identifying four young St. Croix men allegedly involved in acts of vandalism near Salt River last year. The youths have been connected to vandalism incidents in Estates St. John, Morningstar and Concordia on St. Croix, according to Crimestoppers USVI. Anyone who knows […]
Mike Pence’s 5-Day Vacation To St. Croix Continues; He’s Staying At $2,200 Per Week Teague Bay Condominium
TEAGUE BAY — Former Vice President Mike Pence was spotted Sunday night at a St. Croix restaurant famous for its surf and turf and casual dining atmosphere. Pence, in his fifth day on island, dined with his wife Karen, U.S. Secret Service agents and a VIPD Special Operations Bureau officer at Duggan’s Reef in Teague […]
AARP Partners With V.I. Government To Provide Fitness Park On St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — AARP in the Virgin Islands has partnered with the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation to help residents stay fit. The local organization recently announced the opening of a sponsored outdoor fitness park at Altona Lagoon in Gallows Bay. “We have always worked to help Americans – especially those 50 and over – […]