Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA)

Officials say a shark killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED (AP) — A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix, officials said today. […]

John McCarthy / September 4, 2025

CHRISTIANSTED — As the territory monitors developing storm activity, the VI Department of Health joins with VITEMA in urging residents

HOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane season can be stressful for millions of Americans living in coastal areas, as powerful winds and

CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly briefing from Government House on St. Croix, Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach, Department of Health officials,

John McCarthy / January 19, 2025

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department hosted a summit for the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program’s

John McCarthy / October 16, 2024

CHRISTIANSTED — Government House held the weekly live press briefing from Government House in St. Croix on Tuesday. VITEMA Director Daryl

John McCarthy / January 16, 2024

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Coast Guard air and surface crews suspended the search for a missing boater on Monday afternoon. The

John McCarthy / September 21, 2023

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen and Assistant Commissioner of Health Reuben Malloy held a briefing Wednesday that provided

John McCarthy / September 19, 2023

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands in

John McCarthy / October 27, 2022

CHRISTIANSTED — All Virgin Islands Department of Education schools will open today, the USVI Joint Information Center said. School buses