CHRISTIANSTED — During a press conference Wednesday to update residents on COVID-19, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. said the government received $75 million from the federal CARES Act, which will allow for the Government of the Virgin Islands to provide a subsidy for V.I. Water and Power Authority ratepayers, assist the

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police detectives from the Domestic Violence Unit were dispatched to the Schneider Regional Medical Center about 1 a.m. today to investigate a report of an assault victim authorities said. An unidentified woman told police that she was assaulted by her boyfriend while they were in their vehicle,

CRUZ BAY — Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly admitted to shooting a man after a late night argument near a convenience store in St. John on Friday, authorities said. Lawrence A. Powell, Jr. 30, of Grunwald, was arrested by the VIPD about 11:03 a.m. Saturday and charged with

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 retrial of Rodney Miller, Sr., Amos Carty, Jr. and Peter Najawicz were found guilty of

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy on at least five occasions by threatening to kill him with a knife if he didn’t submit to his demands, authorities said. The Virgin Islands Police Department will not release the name of an 18-year-old

CRUZ BAY — A hitchhiker on St. John was savagely beaten with a handgun and robbed of his smart phone and jewelry just outside the only town here, authorities said. The unnamed man said he was leaving the Quiet Mon Pub before 1:45 a.m. Sunday in St. John when he

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman lost her life when she was a passenger in a car another person was driving and it crashed into a tree at the bottom of Maude Proudfoot Drive on Sunday. Dolka Dookz Sido, 27, of Charlotte Amalie was a passenger in an older

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — When a verbal argument escalated a St. Thomas man allegedly punched another man with brass knuckles in the face 16 days ago. Jeffrey Berroa Figueroa, 23. was arrested at 4:58 p.m. Friday and charged with third-degree assault, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The incident took place

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CRUZ BAY — A man who went missing from St. Croix on Tuesday morning has been found safe and sound on the island of St. John. Police said 57-year-old Timothy Howard, who struggles with dementia, was spotted about 5 p.m. Saturday in St. John. The

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp has issued proclamations recognizing National Nurses, Hospitals and Tourism Weeks. The week May 6-12, 2018 has been declared National Nurses Week with the theme “Nurses Inspire, Innovate, Influence”. The American Nurses Association, Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center and the