Author: By KIT MACAVOY Daily News Staff
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USVI to enter new relationship with CARICOM, Gov’t House says
ST. CROIX — Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. returned to the territory after a weeklong trip to Washington D.C. to attend the U.S. Interior Department’s ... -
Health Department: Free COVID tests, hotline to end
ST. CROIX — The Virgin Islands Health Department announced the end of free COVID testing and the department’s COVID-19 hotline on Monday. The decision ... -
St. Croix business owners charged with theft of COVID relief funds
ST. CROIX — Prosecutors are alleging that the co-owners of St. Croix-based Island Services Group used emergency federal financial assistance meant to help American ... -
McCurdy, Petersen sworn in to lead Finance, Agriculture departments
Two key Cabinet positions were filled on Thursday with the swearing in of Finance Commissioner Kevin McCurdy and Agriculture Commissioner Louis Petersen Jr. Moleto ... -
East End Substation repairs hit snag as WAPA looks to increase St. Thomas power resiliency
The V.I. Water and Power Authority Governing Board approved two measures aimed at improving St. Thomas’s power infrastructure during a regular meeting on Thursday. ... -
Supply costs and contractor shortages behind housing, disaster recovery challenges, officials tell Senate panel
Housing and Disaster Recovery officials largely blamed rising construction costs and contractor shortages for the slow pace of many homeowners assistance and affordable housing ... -
Casino panel hears case for St. Croix ‘racino’
ST. CROIX — The return of St. Croix horse racing remains uncertain following a special Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission hearing on Wednesday night ... -
Territory water infrastructure to receive $16.5 million
ST. CROIX — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday a more than $16.5 million allotment toward upgrades to the U.S. Virgin Islands’ ... -
Threats to St. Thomas postal workers lead to California arrest
ST. CROIX — A suspected marijuana trafficker was arrested in California after allegedly making threatening calls to U.S. Postal Service employees on St. Thomas. ... -
Senate panel OKs measure against ‘revenge porn’
Lawmakers on the Public Safety Committee approved a measure on Tuesday criminalizing the non-consensual sharing of sexually explicit images, an act sometimes referred to ...