CHARLOTTE AMALIE — When Puerto Rico turned the freighter he was on away from its “rich” port in early May, things looked grim indeed for Sam the Sailor. After all, Sam the Sailor was confirmed to have COVID-19. If the couldn’t find a port to take him soon, his health was so precarious that he […]
Category: Community Affairs
Puerto Rican-Owned Movie Theaters In The U.S. Virgin Islands Shut Down Due To ‘Lack Of Blockbuster Movies’
CHRISTIANSTED — The only movie theaters in the U.S. Virgin Islands — owned wholly by the same Puerto Rican company that currently owns the Sunny Isle Shopping Center in St. Croix — has decided that the show cannot go on any longer in the territory. Officially called “Sunny Isle Developers” the Puerto Rican people behind the closure […]
PBS Disaster Recovery Show To Focus On Recreational Facilities In The Territory
CHRISTIANSTED — The next episode of Recovery in Focus will give viewers an update on recreational facilities throughout the territory. The episode’s guests include: Daryl Griffith, Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority executive director, Calvert White, commissioner of the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation, and Nereida Washington, director of campus operations for the University of the […]
Police Commissioner Velinor Names Police Chief And Deputy Chief For St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor announced recently that he has appointed Steven Phillip as the Chief of Police in the St. Thomas/St. John District and Richard Velazquez as Deputy Chief of Police for the island of St. Thomas. Chief Phillip is a 19-year veteran of the Virgin Islands Police Department. Prior to […]
VIHA Giving Territorial Tenants 1 Month To Enter Payment Plan For Back Rent Or Face Possible Eviction
FREDERIKSTED — The last day of a national moratorium on evictions was Friday and the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) said it is encouraging its residents to enter into a repayment plan if they are behind on their rent — and is giving them an additional month to do so. The moratorium has been extended […]
OBITUARY NOTICE: Coreen Bryant Lewis Of St. Thomas
The family of Coreen Bryant Lewis regrets to announce the passing of our dearly beloved wife, mother, sister and aunt, who died in North Carolina on May 12, 2020 after several months of illness. Coreen A.B. Lewis was born July 29, 1948, in St. Thomas, USVI, to her late parents Elesta Steele and Solomon Bryant. […]
Former V.I. Superior Court Judge Appointed U.S. Immigration Judge By Barr
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A former Superior Court of the Virgin Islands judge and federal prosecutor for the territory has been appointed an immigration judge under the U.S. Department of Justice. Judge Denise Hinds Roach of St. Croix was appointed as an immigration judge in June by U.S. Attorney General William Barr, according to a statement […]
Canegata Gets Re-Elected With 100% Of The Vote, But RNC Will Have The Final Say
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Republican National Committee will determine if John Canegata won, as he claims, re-election to a fourth term as the Virgin Islands Republican chairman during a caucus at Bluebeard’s Castle Resort on St. Thomas Saturday. Results from the caucus show Canegata receiving 56 votes — 100 percent of the votes cast — […]
Faith-Based Organization Founder Used Her Car To Assault Boyfriend, Then Maced Him: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman who founded a faith-based organization on island to help at-risk youth, allegedly used her vehicle to assault her ex-boyfriend, then maced him, authorities said. Kimberly “Rae” Gereau, 33, of Estate St. Georges was arrested at 9:52 a.m. Saturday and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department […]
Annas Retreat Community Garden Hopes To Sprout Many Such Gardens Across The Territory
Guess who came to the Garden to be? None other than Shelly Jacobs of ABC Landscaping! Police Captain Sandra Colbourne and Sgt. Milton Petersen and myself had an outdoor meeting recently on St. Thomas. Shelly and Albion “Chico” George of the UVI Cooperative Extension, each longtime friends, came out to “scope” the “promised land.” We […]