CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) has approved the
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St. Croix Woman Arrested In Florida On Elder Fraud Charges
KINGSHILL — A woman in Florida was arrested based on a Virgin Islands Superior Court warrant accusing her and a co-defendant of financial fraud and
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Social Security Accelerates Decisions For People With Severe Disabilities
Agency Expands Compassionate Allowances List Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced Monday 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions: Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma, Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic
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UVI Gets $1M NSF Award to Support Marine Science Studies
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands has received a $1 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support UVI students
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Coast Guard Rescues 68-Year-Old Man From A Capsized Vessel Offshore Pawleys Island
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Station Georgetown boat crew rescued Stacy Hicks, Thursday, after his vessel capsized nine miles offshore Pawleys Island. A good
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A New – and Faster Way – To Request A Social Security Card
Do you need an original or replacement Social Security Number card? We now have a new – and faster – way for you to start
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Coast Guard Cutter Crashes Into Fishing Boat, Killing 1 Fisherman Off Dorado
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser and the 23-foot commercial fishing vessel Desakata were involved in a collision Monday afternoon, approximately
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Coast Guard Rescues Man From Capsized Vessel 69 Miles East of Smyrna Beach
JACKSONVILLE — The Coast Guard rescued a 60-year-old man, Friday, after his sail vessel capsized and sank 69 miles east of Smyrna Beach, Florida. Rescued
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VIDOJ To Host DADS Take Your Child to School Day On St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Justice Department’s Access and Visitation Program and Paternity and Child Support Division is partnering with the Department of Education
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Rodriguez Promoted As The First Female Chief Master Sergeant Within The 285th Civil Engineering Squadron
KINGSHILL — Virgin Islands Air National Guard (VIANG) Zathlyn Rodriguez, 285th Civil Engineering Squadron was promoted to Chief Master Sergeant making her the first female to ever hold
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