Strategies That Can Help You Expand Your Client Base
In order for you to have a growing and successful business, it is essential that you are consistent on expanding your client base. For you to do this in an effective manner, your company needs…
Canadian Fashion Designer Peter Nygard Sentenced To Prison In The Bahamas
NASSAU — The Bahamas Supreme Court sentenced Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard to 90 days in prison and fined him $150,000 for contempt of court in a long-running legal dispute centered around an environmental group’s…
5th St. Croix Woman Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme: USAO
CHRISTIANSTED — A fifth woman has admitted to her role in a scheme to file false tax returns, costing Virgin Islanders hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost tax refunds, authorities said. Thema Liverpool, 31,…
Serial Offender Dequan Forde Wants Less Than 8 Months For 20 Pounds of Marijuana In His Suitcase
CHRISTIANSTED — Serial offender Dequan J.J. Forde is appealing his eight-month federal prison sentence for marijuana possession to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. Forde, 22, of St. Croix was sentenced on…
3 St. Thomas Hospital Executives Found Guilty On All 44 Corruption Charges
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — St. Thomas jurors took less than a day to find three former Schneider Hospital executives guilty of 44 criminal charges, including racketeering and embezzlement of more than $3 million. In the long-awaited…
Make-A-Wish St. Croix Teen’s Dream Comes True Aboard Disney Cruise Line
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix teenager got a welcome home celebration worthy of any hero. But Lowell Thomas, 13, isn’t just any young person on the Big Island. He struggles with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and…
Former VING Member Named New Civilian Aide To U.S. Army Secretary
WASHINGTON — A former Virgin Islands National Guard member was appointed a new civilian aide to the secretary of the U.S. Army this week. During a ceremony at the Pentagon on November 13, Beresford Edwards…
Novel Popular TV Show Was Based On Was Set In St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
In Cadwell Turnbull’s sci-fi novel The Lesson, powerful aliens occupy the U.S. Virgin Islands. Turnbull, who grew up on St. Thomas, says he meets many people who have no idea that the territory even exists. “When…
‘Babies Porn Collector’ On St. Croix Faces 10 Years In Federal Prison After Plea
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man is facing a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to having thousands of images and videos that included depictions of babies subjected to violent sexual acts. Collin Gomes,…
ODR Director Williams-Octalien Represents USVI In Resilience Mission To The UK
LONDON — Adrienne Williams-Octalien, Director of the USVI Office of Disaster Recovery, recently joined ambassadors from the United Kingdom, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Atlanta on a five-day collaborative…