ST. THOMAS — Virgin Islands Department of Labor (VIDOL) Commissioner Dr. Gary Molloy invites the public to the upcoming “From Career to Carnival” Career Fairs. These hiring events bring together government agencies and private sector…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Kmart will close its Lockhart Gardens store in St. Thomas on August 16 — eight days after St. Croix’s Sunny Isles Kmart is set to shut down, a company representative said today. The closure…
CHRISTIANSTED —The lone remaining Kmart retail store located in St. Croix will close its doors for good in early August. The approximately 96 employees of its Castle Coakley location will be out of a job…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Ten construction workers were rushed to Schneider Regional Medical Center on Friday morning after a scaffold collapsed in western St. Thomas. A spokeswoman for the medical center said preparations were underway for…
CHRISTIANSTED — The St. Croix man who deposited the lion’s share of stolen checks from the Department of Labor has been arrested, authorities said. Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit initiated an investigation on June…
CHRISTIANSTED — Two St. Croix men who deposited forged checks totaling $11,769.83 drawn on the Department of Labor’s account in St. Thomas have been arrested, authorities said. On June 23, 2022, detectives from the Economic…
States are permitted to provide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) to individuals who are self-employed, seeking part-time employment, or who otherwise would not qualify for regular unemployment compensation. While UI and PUA both offer financial assistance…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — ICF International said it will support local disaster recovery efforts by implementing a workforce development program aimed at training Virgin Islanders for opportunities in hospitality, health care, information technology and other high-demand sectors, ExecutiveBiz reported…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Virgin Islands is the only jurisdiction in the United States to not meet its outstanding Unemployment Insurance (UI) loan obligation to the U.S. Department of…
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan said today he is closing all nightclubs — effective 5 p.m. on Thursday — in an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19 cases in the territory. Bryan also said that…