CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is advising the motoring public of two scheduled activities that will have pedestrians on the roadways tomorrow. The St. Croix 50K Marathon will take place from downtown Christiansted, head west on Northside Road, and head back into downtown Christiansted. The race is scheduled to start at 6 a.m. […]
Category: Community Affairs
VIPD Training Academy Renews With Recruit Classes In St. Thomas and St. Croix
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Police Department’s Training Academy has begun new law enforcement recruit classes on St. Thomas and St. Croix. The classes started on January 13. In the St. Thomas/St. John District, there are 17 recruits in the VIPD Training Academy. In that class there are 13 VIPD recruits, two employed by […]
St. Croix Man Survives Being Shot Multiple Times In Sion Farm On Wednesday Night
CHRISTIANSTED — An assassination on St. Croix didn’t work out as gunmen planned. Despite being shot multiple times on Wednesday night, a Sion Farm man survived. But nearby Sion Farm homes and three vehicles in the neighborhood where at least 70 rounds of ammunition were fired, were part of the collateral damage of the shooting […]
DHS Hosts Pop-Up Interviews For Qualified Social Workers on January 24 and 27
CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Human Services (DHS) said that the department will be holding interviews for qualified walk-in social worker applicants this Friday, January 24 and Monday, January 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Knud Hansen Complex on St. Thomas and the Anna’s Hope Head Start Administration Building on St. Croix. The […]
Governor Bryan Submits Legislation To Overhaul USVI’s Mental Health System
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. has submitted legislation to the 33rd Legislature to overhaul and reform the territory’s mental health system with sweeping changes that address gaps in services to residents who suffer from behavioral health challenges, mental health disorders, developmental disabilities, alcoholism and drug addiction. The legislation, called the Virgin Islands Behavioral […]
VIPD: Mario M. Brooks Named Assistant Police Commissioner
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor announced the appointment of Lieutenant Mario M. Brooks as Assistant Police Commissioner on Tuesday. Assistant Commissioner Brooks has been with the Virgin Islands Police Department for 25 years, working in various sections of the department, to include the Special Operations and Criminal Intelligence Bureaus. Brooks comes with […]
CFVI Awarded $350,000 Grant By R.W. Johnson Foundation To Help Kids
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has received a $350,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to fund critical health needs of children in the territory. CFVI was invited to apply for funding following the successful stewardship of a $200,000 grant awarded from RWJF in November 2017 to […]
DHS Promises To Revamp Its Services After Inhumane Death Of Aaron Benjamin Jr.
FREDERIKSTED — Following the tragic death of four-year-old Aaron Benjamin, Jr. in October 2019, Commissioner Causey-Gomez authorized the launch of an internal audit and investigation of the Department of Human Services (DHS) to determine how department practices and policies should be revisited to help prevent future tragedies involving children in the territory. “The Department of […]
Old People To Learn Importance Of Avoiding Falls In Free St. Croix Class
CHRISTIANSTED — People of all ages experience a fall from time to time, but as we get older, the results of a fall pose a serious health risk to people. Falls are a leading cause of injury for older adults. The St. Croix Senior Collaborative is offering classes called “A Matter of Balance” to residents 60 or […]
Human Services Says Cash Benefits For Blind, Aged And TANF Ready Now
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Department of Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez is notifying all persons who receive Public Assistance also known as Cash Benefits – which Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Aid to Aged, Blind and Disabled (AABD), General Tutor (GT), General Assistance (GA) and General Disability (GD) – that their benefits will be available […]