CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp congratulated the 2018 graduates of the University of the Virgin Islands at the 54th commencement ceremony on Thursday. Families, friends and
Read moreCoast Guard Searches For Missing Filipino Crew Member Who Fell Off Cruise Near St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue crews are still looking for a crew member of the cruise ship MSC Seaside who went overboard about
Read moreHow Big Can A Tsunami Get in Caribbean? Big Enough With A 9.0 Earthquake Behind It
SAN JUAN — The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has researchers reevaluating whether a magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami might also be a likely
Read moreMapp Breaks Ground At ‘Historic’ Veterans Drive Improvement Project in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Accompanied by public and private partners, Governor Kenneth Mapp broke ground Tuesday on the much awaited Veterans Drive improvement project on St.
Read moreHURRICANE RECOVERY: Wisconsin Nurses Visit Territory to Help Victims of Storms
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two retired nurses from Wisconsin were part of a group of nurses who went down to the Virgin Islands to assist in
Read moreGovernor Mapp Says Virgin Islands Police Will See New Raises in June Paychecks
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Starting salaries for Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers will officially increase on May 21, 2018. Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he
Read more‘Firebreak’ Halts Coral Disease in Short-Term Study at Buck Island in St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — The progression of Caribbean yellow-band disease — a widespread killer of reef-building corals — can be significantly impeded by chiseling a “firebreak” around
Read moreMAPP: U.S. Education Department Awards Territory $13.1 Million To Put Schools Back
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) has received $13.1 million in new federal assistance from the United States Department of Education
Read moreGovernor Mapp Praises Doctors Who Plan to Open Surgical Center on St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED ― Governor Kenneth Mapp offered his congratulations Wednesday to the physicians behind Liberty Medical Development, which recently announced that it has successfully secured financing
Read moreMapp Says It Is Just A Matter of Time Before St. John Can Generate Its Own Power
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CRUZ BAY – The island of St. John will soon be able to generate its own electricity, Governor Kenneth Mapp assured
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