U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor (VIDOL)

VIRGIN ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES ‘FROM CAREER TO CARNIVAL – EXPLORE, HIRE, STAY, PLAY’ CAREER FAIRS

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…

John McCarthy April 12, 2026

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Kmart closing its Lockhart Gardens store on St. Thomas in mid-August

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…

John McCarthy June 30, 2025

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Kmart St. Croix to close in August

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…

John McCarthy May 12, 2025

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10 workers admitted to hospital after construction scaffold collapses

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…

John McCarthy June 15, 2024

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Third Suspect In Labor Department Check Kiting Scheme Arrested

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…

John McCarthy July 6, 2022

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2 Men Arrested For Depositing Forged Checks From VIDOL Totaling $11,769.83

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,…

John McCarthy July 1, 2022

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Labor Department’s Work Search Form Conflicts With Federal, Territorial Law

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…

August 23, 2021

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9 Years In The Making, Labor Department Finally Spends $9M On Job Force Training

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…

John McCarthy July 30, 2021

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VIDOL Failure To Pay UI Obligation Makes Private Employers Have To Pay 6 Times As Much For Unemployment Insurance

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…

January 2, 2021

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Bars And Nightclubs Will Close Starting This Week To Halt The Spread Of COVID-19

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…

December 14, 2020