Silver Airways Launches New Airplanes In Region
SAN JUAN — Silver Airways will launch its newest aircraft in the region. The Fort Lauderdale-based carrier, which has a network of flights to The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean (the latter out of its…
UVI Board of Trustees Approves $40.2 Million Budget For 2021
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In the regular session of its quarterly meeting today, on the St. Thomas Campus, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees unanimously approved a Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations request of $40.2 million…
Office of Disaster Recovery To Launch New TV Show Next Week
CHRISTIANSTED — The Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR), in collaboration with the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) and WTJX-TV Channel 12 (WTJX), is proud to announce the launch of new television programming to provide the public…
New ‘Origin’ Machine Will Pick ‘Random’ Winners For Virgin Islands Lottery
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Raymond J. Williams, executive director of the Virgin Islands Lottery said he would like to invite the public to join him for a pair of town hall meetings: St. Croix on Monday…
Detectives Find Missing St. Thomas Woman Safe And Sound At Shopping Mall
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman missing for four days was found by police safe and sound at a local shopping mall on Friday afternoon, authorities said. Detectives were notified that Kamifa Lawrence was…
VIPD: St. Croix Man Shot While Driving Near Wheel Of Fortune Early Weds Evening
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man reported that someone else tried to kill him while he was driving on the West End early Wednesday evening — but he only sustained cuts from the broken glass…
St. Kitts Man Who Strapped Cocaine To His Leg Prior To Airline Flight Gets 4 Years
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Kitts native who was staring down a sentence of 10 years hard time — was able to strike a bargain with federal authorities — and got six years taken off. Alvin…
Armed Robbers Gun Butt Victim Before Snatching Gold Chains And Cell Phone From Bar Patrons: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two armed, masked robbers gun butted a male victim and took jewelry and a cell phone by force at a downtown St. Thomas bar just after midnight, authorities said. The 911 Emergency…
2 St. Thomas Males Steal Car From Parking Garage And Take It For Joyride: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two males, one a 19-year-old and the other a minor, stole a car from a parking garage on St. Thomas’ East End and took it for a joyride on Sunday night, authorities…
Trinidadian ‘Barred For Life’ For Money Laundering, Pleads Guilty To Entering USA Illegally … In St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — A Trinidad and Tobago national admitted in federal court that he illegally snuck back into the United States in St. Croix — after being previously deported for a money laundering conviction. Christopher Alfred,…