St. John News

Country Music Star Kenny Chesney Used To Fly With Helicopter Pilot Who Died In Crash With 3 Other People
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Country music star Kenny Chesney has identified the pilot of an ill-fated helicopter crash that left at least four people dead on Monday afternoon. Chesney said in the Facebook group “What’s Going On St. Thomas?” that he has been flying with helicopter pilot Maria Rodriguez for 15

Ambulance Boat Captain Returns Home To St. John In A Casket Via The Vessel He Used To Pilot: VIDOH
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. John man whose body was prepared at a funeral home in St. Thomas made the journey back to his home island in a casket on the boat he used to pilot. Captain Ceneca E. Lindo, 36, died in a motorcycle accident in Estate Adrian on

Queen Of All Mainstream Media … Stacey Plaskett Takes Capitol By Storm … Peacefully
WASHINGTON — Stacey Plaskett has taken the Capitol by storm. But it was a “peaceful” takeover of the seat of democracy this week — one that was accomplished in the venue of cyber and electronic media — not at the physical Capitol building on First Street. ABC News, CNN, Guardian,

Ousted St. Croix Senator DeGazon Gets $95K To Head Division of Economic Research For Gov. Bryan
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan. today named former Senator Allison DeGazon to take the position of Director of the Division of Economic Research effective Monday. The Division of Economic Research provides reliable and quality statistics to enhance the social and economic development of U.S. Virgin Islands through statistical analysis and reports

Police Remind Residents Not To Drink And Drive Over President’s Day Weekend
FREDERIKSTED — This President’s Day weekend, Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor and the Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety (VIOHS) asked motorists throughout the territory to always be vigilant and safe. “Safe driving practices preserve the lives of drivers, their passengers, and all who share our roads, ” they said. In Fiscal

How To Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement
Tax season is approaching, and replacing your Benefit Statement for last year has never been easier. The Benefit Statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of

76-Year-St. Croix Man Is Territory’s 25th COVID-19 Victim: VIDOH Says
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Health Department confirmed Wednesday that a 76-year-old St. Croix resident’s death is related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s twenty-fifth death

Stacey Plaskett Makes History As First Delegate To Congress Chosen As An Impeachment Manager
WASHINGTON — House Representative Jamie Raskin, lead impeachment manager, said it was a moment of “special pride” to introduce his fellow impeachment manager Stacey Plaskett to speak on the Senate floor as she is the first delegate to ever serve on a team of impeachment managers in American history. Raskin

V.I. Delegate Stacey Plaskett Shines In Starring Role As House Impeachment Manager Today
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Wednesday, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashing windows and doors and searching menacingly for Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as overwhelmed police begged on their radios for help.

USVI Gets $12 Million To Help Tenants Behind In Their Rent; Senator Asks Bryan To Dole Out Money
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has received about $12 million from the COVID-19 aid bill passed by Congress in December to aid the territory’s residents with rent payments, Senator Marvin Blyden said. Blyden called on Governor Albert Bryan to take swift action to implement a program of financial