CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) advises all USVI public beach users of the policy adoption by DPNR of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established Beach Action Value…
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Sen. Rivera-O’Reilly: V.I. Medical Examiners Board Is Abusing Its Power and AG Claude Walker Should Investigate It
[ad name=”HTML-68″] FREDERIKSTED — A veteran St. Croix Senator has written a letter to Attorney General Claude Walker this week asking him to investigate the V.I . Medical Examiners Board for possible…
RULES TESTIMONY: GREEDY M.D.’S TAKE LION’S SHARE OF MONEY! Juan Luis Hospital Doctors Make ‘Well Over’ A Million Dollars A Year … Hospital Gets Bupkis
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — The money for services at St. Croix’s only hospital, the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center, primarily goes into the pockets of local medical doctors, rather to…
Some 531 Emergency Patients Were Airlifted From The Territory To The Mainland After Irma and Maria … Where Are They Now?
CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Juanita Edwards’s children, grandchildren and pets are waiting for her here on St. Croix. The Big Island’s air would be salty and familiar: Before the monster storms of 2017, she…
Internationally Famous Attorney Goes Missing On St. John During Extended WAPA Power Outage Sunday
MISSING ATTORNEY: Mark Moroney[ad name=”HTML-68″] CRUZ BAY — Police in St. John are searching for a well-known British lawyer who has gone missing. Mark Moroney, 70, has been missing since Sunday evening from…
Earthquake 5.5 Magnitude Rattles Hurricane-Shattered Sint Maarten, Barbuda
[ad name=”HTML-68″] BRIDGETOWN — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted several Caribbean islands on Friday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Center…
Trinidad & Tobago Foreign Office Says Terror Attack ‘Likely’ During Carnival This Week
PORT OF SPAIN — Days ahead of the annual Carnival celebrations on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the Foreign Office has warned a terrorist attack on the Caribbean nation is “very…
Some Lorraine Village Residents Feel They Are Being Put Through ‘Hell’ Because They Still Don’t Have Electricity Five Months After Maria
[ad name=”HTML-68″] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Good day Editor: Some residents in Lorraine Village apartments in the grove place area on St. Croix are still without electricity. The management needs to…
HURRICANE RECOVERY: As Things Get Back To Normal, One Question Remains: Who Will Be Left Behind?
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Five months after Hurricane Irma shredded the roof of his house, Charles Caines feels like he’s “living in a tent in the jungle.” Sleeping under a FEMA…
Health Department Reduces Hours At Charles Harwood Complex Two Days In A Row Due To Faulty Air Conditioner
CHRISTIANSTED — For the second straight day, the Department of Health (DOH) was forced to reduce business hours at the Charles Harwood Complex due to a malfunctioning air conditioning chiller. The Charles…