CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Rules Committee of the Legislature voted 6 to 0 to send architect Stacy A. Bourne’s nomination to the full Senate body
Read moreInternational Monetary Fund Expects ‘Modest’ Growth For Caribbean in 2018
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says economic prospects for the region are generally improving and modest growth is expected in 2018 and 2019.
Read morePuerto Rico Gov. Rosselló Predicts 11 Percent Drop in GDP in New Fiscal Plan
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor submitted a revised fiscal plan overnight Thursday that estimates the commonwealth’s economy will shrink
Read moreTourism Says It Is Trying To Make Chicken Salad Out of Chicken Sh_t With Reduced Budget
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Following the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes in September, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism said it has developed a
Read morePuerto Ricans Were Forced To Change Their Hairstyles After Hurricane Maria Passed
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — Not long after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, unleashing floodwaters, flattening homes, and knocking out the power
Read moreWomen’s Coalition Bookkeeper Faces 10 Years In Prison If Convicted of Federal Theft and Money Laundering Charges
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED – A bookkeeper with the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix (WCSC) was arraigned today in federal court on a criminal indictment
Read moreMapp Paints A Rosy Picture of Virgin Islands’ Future After Two Category 5 Hurricanes In State of Territory Address
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The outlook for the U.S. Virgin Islands is healthy, reported Gov. Kenneth Mapp, in his fourth State of the Territory Address at
Read moreBITING WORMS: British Couple Sits on the Beach In Martinique and Gets Hookworm In Their Behinds
FORT-DE-FRANCE — One tourist couple visiting a Caribbean beach got some itchy visitors of their own. According to a report by Live Science, the British couple
Read moreVirgin Islands Gets A Share of $35.5M Whistleblower Case Alleging Inflated Prescription Drug Prices
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Justice said it has reached an agreement with Kmart Corporation, a unit of Sears Holdings Management Corporation, to
Read moreMapp Goes Ballistic on Facebook After V.I. Free Press Publishes Michael Bloomberg’s Account of Hurricanes’ Aftermath
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — The story the Virgin Islands Free Press broke about Michael Bloomberg and Kenneth Mapp apparently got under the governor’s
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