[ad name=”HTML-68″] JACKSONVILLE — A defensive tackle with the NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars has stepped up to help the Caribbean home nation of his father. Marcell Dareus, 28, who is an…
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Separated Migrant Children Forced To Take Psychotropic Drugs At U.S. Detention Centers
[ad name=”HTML-68″] DALLAS — Immigrant children are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters to manage their trauma after being detained and in some…
St. John’s Kenny Chesney To Donate All Proceeds From New Album To Virgin Islands
KENNY CHESNEY IN ST. JOHN (Photo Credit: Allister Ann) [ad name=”HTML-68″] CRUZ BAY — As a part-time resident of the Virgin Islands, Kenny Chesney announced that all proceeds from his new album, Songs for the Saints, will…
Mapp, Health Failed To Pre-Position Portable Dialysis Trailers Before Storms
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Aurio Correa entered the St. Thomas hospital last August to prepare for knee surgery. The 89-year-old St. Thomian had Alzheimer’s disease and dementia but was otherwise in good health…
St. Thomas Sitting Senator Janelle Sarauw Nominated for NBC Out’s Gay Pride Award
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Janelle K. Sarauw, 32, is the youngest female senator in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is thought to be the legislating body’s only openly LGBTQ lawmaker. After…
Today Is May 25 National Missing Children’s Day After First Being Declared in 1983
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – In 1983, President Ronald Regan proclaimed May 25th National Missing Children’s Day. The day was observed after a string of child abductions gained national attention. Each year,…
HURRICANE RECOVERY: Wisconsin Nurses Visit Territory to Help Victims of Storms
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two retired nurses from Wisconsin were part of a group of nurses who went down to the Virgin Islands to assist in testing the vision and hearing of school…
Homeland Security Wants To Hear From People With Disabilities on St. Thomas Next Week
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will host a meeting from 1-3 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, at the…
Police Ask For Your Help To Find Missing 80-Year-Old Man Mitchell Michael of St. Lucia
MISSING MAN: MITCHEL MICHAEL,80, OF ST. LUCIA [ad name=”HTML-68″] FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is asking for the community’s help as police continue to search for a missing person Mitchel…
Human Services Qualifies For Federal Grant For Special Needs and Disabled People
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (VIDHS) Commissioner Felecia L. Blyden announced Friday that the department is the recipient of a $11.5 million grant award from the U….