CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A line of horn players read the sheet music before them. Backup singers work out chorus lines with calypsonians. And, under dim
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Senators rubber stamp bill to float WAPA in emergency session
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The territory’s leaders have slapped more cash bandages on the gaping wound that is the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s finances, and
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Education officials clarify scope of work following FEMA’s $385M commitment
CHRISTIANSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a nearly $385 million commitment to replace four U.S. Virgin Islands elementary schools and repair a lunch
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Everything is not fine in the Virgin Islands
Dear Editor: Elected officials have a duty to be cognizant and sensitive to the views and realities confronting the electorate. I trust that public officials
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Boisterous gym coach who raped 20 children while using a video device gets 35 years
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A boisterous high school gym instructor who sexually assaulted at least 20 children in his charge and videotaped them in the process
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BVI man admits he smuggled 5 illegal migrants into the territory by boat
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands man admitted to a federal judge that he smuggled five illegal migrants into the territory by boat. Lorenzo
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5 men indicted on drug charges after DEA sting operation
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury retuned indictments Thursday charging five St. Thomas men with drug trafficking. The men who were charged are: Jamil
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Royal Caribbean lifts profit view again on cruise boom, higher prices
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group today raised its annual profit forecast for a second time, after record bookings during the first quarter and higher ticket pricing
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Flash floods, mudslides possible in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — We continue under a trend of active afternoons, and today is no the exception. Once again, heavy rainfall with isolated thunderstorms are
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Saharan dust plume reduces air quality and visibility in Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN — A thick blanket of Saharan dust continues to affect the Caribbean region plunging the air quality to unhealthy levels for some people.
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