Jamila Russell of the ADA FREDERIKSTED – The Office of the Governor in conjunction with the Americans with Disabilities Act said it valued participating in the “Cultivating Inclusion Fun Troupe” in the St. Croix Festival Children’s Parade this holiday season. The troupe was made possible

SOUTHAMPTON, U.K. – Scientists from the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown large volcanic eruption in the Caribbean Sea. By studying ash layers, known as tephras, in marine sediments they identified an eruption that took place on Guadeloupe 2.4 million years ago. The research, published in

  John “Dah Rock” Jackson LOS ANGELES – Over the last couple of years, the World Boxing Council (WBC) has allowed Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight for and defend world title belts in two different weight classes. In the weeks following Mayweather’s announced retirement from boxing, made after his one-sided

Scott Duncan, Tim’s older brother SAN ANTONIO – Tim Duncan will team up with his older brother to produce a new series of TV commercials for a Texas automotive company. Gunn Automotive Group will soon debut a new campaign of television commercials featuring Spurs players. The Alamo City auto company

By WESLEY J. SMALL/V.I. Free Press Columnist Will the real Granny Mapp please stand up! Sadly, once again we see an example of a government official verbally attacking another. This is not the first time and ceratinly not the last. However, usually we see these type of attacks during an

 SENTENCED: Lued Brown of St. Thomas CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 44-year-old St. Thomas man was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a gun. U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez on sentenced Lued Browne to 42 months in prison for possession of a firearm

 SENTENCED: Ja’Moi Corraspe CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 23-year-old St. Thomas man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for conspiring to ship guns with obliterated serial numbers to the territory, authorities said. U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez today sentenced Ja’Moi Khadeem Corraspe to 48 months in prison for

      DECEASED: Robin Stokes CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Police said on Wednesday that the woman who fell out of a resort bathroom window to her death on Monday night was 58-year-old Robin Stokes. Robin Stokes is the wife of Point Pleasant Resort chief engineer and property manager Larry Stokes.

Traffic sign marks 10 mph zone. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department said today that “it will not tolerate speeding and reckless driving in St. Thomas U. S Virgin Islands, particularly along Beltjen Road.” “Speed must be reduced to 10 M.P.H while traveling on Beltjen Road, and all

Home Depot on St. Croix Home-improvement giant Home Depot posted extremely strong returns for shareholder in 2015, climbing almost 30% and proving the resiliency of the U.S. consumer. Even as other economies across the world faltered, the housing market in the U.S. continued to sustain Home Depot’s ambitious growth rate