Gov. Albert Bryan discusses rebuilding with resiliency, paying subcontractors and becoming more inclusive as a territory, among other issues. (Source photo by James Gardner) The Source sat with Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. recently to talk about his first six months in office and some of the issues facing his administration. In the fourth part of ...

Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory (Photo by Barry Leerdam, V.I. Legislature) Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory (D-STT) will donate $1,000 in campaign contributions from a company owned by billionaire and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, making her the third U.S. Virgin Islands politician to acknowledge and relinquish Epstein-tied campaign money. “I in no way support the conduct of Mr. ...

The V.I. Department of Health has been granted $1 million for its Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Delegate to Stacey E. Plaskett announced Monday in a news release. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “The goal of the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity ...

VINP Ranger Dave Worthington explains a drawing of the plans while Chelsea Baraowski and Tonia Lovejoy,, standing, and Zarah Rose and Crystal George, seated, look on. (Source photo by Amy Roberts) A replica of a Taino canoe and a climbing structure in the form of Cruz Bay’s old Custom’s House are just two of the ...

Small Business Administration The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands district office will conduct a workshop on St. Croix on “How to Prepare a Proposal for the Federal Government,” as part of SBA’s mission to support socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses in their efforts to obtain federal contracts. This workshop ...

U.S. Housing and Urban Development On Thursday, July 18, U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands Gretchen C.F. Shappert will kick off a two-day training session for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development and Block Grant – Disaster Recovery grantees, sub-grantees, contractors and law enforcement agencies. The training is being hosted in conjunction with the ...

Anguilla Landfill on St. Croix As part of its continuing efforts to help the Caribbean recover from the long-term impacts from hurricanes Irma and Maria, this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to tentatively approve the U.S. Virgin Islands municipal solid waste landfill permit program. This proposed approval is a key step ...

The body of a woman was found shortly after midnight Saturday in a locked car in the Sunny Isle Shopping Center parking lot, the V.I. Police Department reported. The cause of death has yet to be determined. According to police, at 11:36 a.m. Friday a man at the Ancilmo Marshal Command in Christiansted reported his ...

ESGR Group: Awardees of the Virgin Islands Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve annual St. Croix Employer Awards and Recognition Dinner held at The Buccaneer, June 22. (L to R standing): Stanley S. Jones, Virgin Islands ESGR chairman; Abdul Ali, radio host; Holland Redfield, radio host; Dr. Dale Manuel, Patriot Award ...

Tech Sgt. Aisha Huggins pins Dr. Dale Manuel during the Patriot Award presentation as Stanley S. Jones, chairman, Virgin Islands Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve; Col. Kodjo Knox-Limbacker, the adjutant general of the Virgin Islands National Guard; Command Sgt. Maj. Derwin Wesson. VING state command sergeant major; and Director Patrick ...