SAN JUAN — Drugs that can cure hepatitis C revolutionized care for millions of Americans living with the deadly liver infection. The drugs came with a steep price tag—one that prompted state Medicaid programss to initially limit…
NEW YORK — Pfizer Consumer Healthcare has issued a nationwide recall for some of its Thermacare heat wraps because there is a possibility that the contents can leak out of the wrap. “The use of…
CRUZ BAY — Police said they noticed a St. John man wanted for a robbery boarding a ferry in St. Thomas and decided to follow him. Khalid Smith, 18, of Coral Bay boarded the ferry…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police said they are investigating a shooting of two men near the airport that occurred on St. Thomas last week. Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) peace officers were dispatched to an area…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Islands Elevated will be hosting a benefit concert to support the long-term recovery of the Caribbean. The event will take place in Los Angeles on February 8th, 2019. It will be hosted…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said there was “no tsunami threat” from a 4.2 magnitude earthquake that struck west of Puerto Rico this morning. VITEMA and the U.S. Geological…
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that all solid waste facilities to include the authority’s landfills, transfer stations and convenience centers territory-wide will be closed as follows: LANDFILLS, TRANSFER STATIONS &…
FREDERIKSTED — The first president of the University of the Virgin Islands, Lawrence Wanlass, died in Gold River, California on Tuesday. He was 93. Wanlass is survived by his wife, Anita, and their four children.…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) says it is seeking people to join “TEAM VIPA.” VIPA has posted vacancies for a harbor pilot apprentice and a property management officer on St. Thomas,…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch — ur, Mr. WAPA. Last year after the passage of Hurricane Maria, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority mercilessly cut customers off who had recently…