SOUND ASLEEP: On the floor of the Legislature, incumbent Senator-At-Large Brian Smith. CRUZ BAY –– The last place finisher in the Senator-At-Large race has petitioned the Board of Elections to do a…
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St. Croix’s Wahilli Nasco James Gets 7.25 Years In Prison For Rock City Jewelry Store Heist
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Croix man was given 7.25 years in prison today by a federal judge for his role in a jewelry store heist on St. Thomas in January. Wahilli…
East Indian Pleads Guilty To Taking $2.5 Million in Kickbacks In Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
RUTLAND, Vermont — A Florida man who worked as a project manager for a company that has done more than $200 million of dollars in energy efficiency work for the U.S. government pleaded guilty…
BEGGING FOR A BAILOUT! Mapp Goes Prostrate Before Pence Pleading For More Money
SAYONARA USVI! U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife bid the territory adieu and good luck! Gov. Kenneth Mapp went to Washington D.C. on Monday with hat in hand and begged…
Sen. Marvin Blyden of St. Thomas Thanks Democratic Voters For A Chance To Be Re-Elected
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — St. Thomas Senator Marvin Blyden said that he “thanks Democratic voters for supporting him in the Primary Election.” “I am truly grateful and humbled…
St. Croix’s Sean Miller Arrested and Charged In Alleged Assault-Strangulation of Woman
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man is in custody today after being arrested on Sunday for allegedly assaulting and strangling a woman. Sean F. Miller, 26, was arrested and charged with second-degree…
St. Croix’s Jorge Borque Arrested For Allegedly Beating, Strangling Woman At Long Reef Condos
ARRESTED: JORGE M. BORQUE FOR ALLEGEDLY BEATING, STRANGLING WOMAN AT LONG REEF CONDOMINIUMS IN ORANGE GROVE ON SATURDAY MORNING. [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested…
Federal Officials Meet With Local Officials To Congratulate Them On Hurricane Recovery
GLADHANDING SESSION: Members of FEMA and Homeland Security met with Virgin Islands government officials on Friday. CHRISTIANSTED — Acting Governor and Finance Commissioner Valdamier Collens met Friday with the United States Secretary…
WHO’S IN CONTROL? Mapp Says He’s In D.C., Claude Walker, Myron Jackson on Tap
Government House said AG Claude Earl Walker is the acting governor of the territory. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Government House said that Attorney General Claude Walker will serve as Acting Governor beginning late…
DONKEY RACES: Mapp Congratulates Winners, Losers of 2018 Democratic Primary
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Kenneth Mapp and Lt. Governor Osbert Potter offered their congratulations to all the winners of Saturday’s Democratic Primary. “We certainly understand the hard…