CRUZ BAY — Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor announced the appointment of Detective Vivianne P. Newton as Deputy Chief of Police for the island of St. John on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Newton is a 14-year…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands’ director of the Center for Student Success has died of the coronavirus while on the U.S. mainland, according to a message issued to the UVI community…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In an emergency meeting held on Monday, the Virgin Islands Lottery Commission decided to postpone drawing #955 from tomorrow to April 16. “This is attributed to the current coronavirus pandemic,” the commission…
BASSETERRE — Students at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) St. Kitts and Nevis returned to the United States via a chartered World Atlantic Airlines MD83 aircraft on Saturday. No passenger was allowed to…
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating a 17-year-old boy’s death of a single gunshot wound, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center notified police of a gunshot victim at Good Hope Villas condominiums in Estate Whim…
PHILIPSBURG — The Netherlands government said it has a responsibility to protect the safety and health of the people of Sint Maarten. “These are extraordinary times.” The country is in a partial lockdown and therefore measures will…
BARBADOS — The United States is mobilizing all necessary resources to respond rapidly to the COVID-19 pandemic, both at home and abroad. A total of $1.7 million will be made available to governments in the…
SANTO DOMINGO — In the one month it took the novel coronavirus COVID-19 to completely spread across the Caribbean, several islands have successfully managed to contain the spread of the virus, while other islands are actively…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services has announced that Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) has not been implemented in the territory. There is no Presidential Disaster Declaration at this time. Households with…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A motorcycle driver who took off when police tried to pull him over for a routine traffic stop has been arrested on illegal gun and assault charges on St. Thomas, authorities said.…