CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan has fired the attorney general who diligently pursued various cases against disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, including a lengthy legal fight that resulted in a $105 million…
Category: Territorial Affairs
President Biden, First Family and Air Force One Say Sayonara To St. Croix!
FREDERIKSTED — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden bid farewell to St. Croix at Rohlsen Airport on Monday, concluding a year-end vacation that began Tuesday night with the arrival of…
FINGER LICKIN’ GOOD! Puerto Rico National Guard Flies Chopper To St. Croix For Takeout
KINGSHILL — Takeoff for takeout! Tasty rotisserie chicken takeout no less. Some hungry Puerto Rico National Guardsmen flew on a “special military operation” to St. Croix for rotisserie chicken recently, according to…
Plaskett Gets St. Croix National Heritage Area And Ram Head Plaque In Congressional Bill
WASHINGTON — Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, a member of the House Ways and Means, Budget and Agriculture Committees released the following statement announcing the inclusion of the St. Croix National Heritage…
Biden Administration Invests $981 Million to Expand Market Opportunities For Rural Businesses in 47 States, Guam and the USVI
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack Tuesday announced that the Department is investing $981 million to help create new and better market opportunities and expand essential services for rural people, businesses…
Assistant Secretary of Interior Wants UVI To Chart Sargassum Advances In Key Locations
CHRISTIANSTED — U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen Cantor has completed her first official visit to the USVI where she met with Governor Albert Bryan…
DHS Begins P-EBT Payments For Approved U.S. Virgin Islands Parents of 2022 Students
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (VIDHS) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) has approved the Virgin Islands 2022 Summer Pandemic…
Charles’ Succession Stirs Caribbean Calls For Reparations, Removal of Monarch As Head of State
KINGSTON — The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean to remove the monarch as their head…
FEMA Approves Replacement of St. Thomas Hospital
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After several years of debate and reviews, the Office of Disaster Recovery has received a final decision from FEMA approving the replacement of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital on St. Thomas….
AG Denise George Issues Statement on the Impact of the United States Supreme Court Decision on Local Abortion Law
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Attorney General’s Office said it has received numerous calls and inquiries after yesterday’s United States Supreme Court ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization….