The Virgin Islands was recognized as the No. 1 jurisdiction in the United States for enactment of uniform laws in 2002 at a conference on uniform state laws. This culminates a decade of local work on the Uniform Commercial Code, and bodes well for commerce in the territory.

The Virgin Islands was recognized as the No. 1 jurisdiction in the United States for enactment of uniform laws in 2002 at a conference on uniform state laws. This culminates a decade of local work on the Uniform Commercial Code, and bodes well for commerce in the territory.

The deal to sell Sunterra Carambola Beach Resort to a group of investors is still in the works, Carambola general manager Ike Turner said Tuesday. While the sale was expected to close last week, he said, "It will happen when it happens."

The owner of the trailer that was the focus of a fire involving hazardous materials at the Polyberg Texaco gas station on Saturday said on Monday the only thing inside was a 55-gallon drum of granular activated carbon. As of late Monday, the cause of the blaze was still unknown.

Gov. Charles W. Turnbull removed six ornaments from the Legislature's latest amendment-laden "Christmas tree bill" but left intact the six parts of the original measure -- making property tax assessments biennial instead of annual and making five appropriations totaling $7.5 million.

Gov. Charles W. Turnbull removed six ornaments from the Legislature's latest amendment-laden "Christmas tree bill" but left intact the six parts of the original measure -- making property tax assessments biennial instead of annual and making five appropriations totaling $7.5 million.

Gov. Charles W. Turnbull removed six ornaments from the Legislature's latest amendment-laden "Christmas tree bill" but left intact the six parts of the original measure -- making property tax assessments biennial instead of annual and making five appropriations totaling $7.5 million.

In the first media-driven charge and countercharge of the 2002 gubernatorial campaign, incumbent Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has thrown down the gauntlet, and challenger John P. de Jongh Jr. has taken it up. At issue is whether de Jongh ever recommended that Turnbull fire 2,500 classified workers as one solution to the territory's fiscal crisis.

In the first media-driven charge and countercharge of the 2002 gubernatorial campaign, incumbent Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has thrown down the gauntlet, and challenger John P. de Jongh Jr. has taken it up. At issue is whether de Jongh ever recommended that Turnbull fire 2,500 classified workers as one solution to the territory's fiscal crisis.

In the first media-driven charge and countercharge of the 2002 gubernatorial campaign, incumbent Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has thrown down the gauntlet, and challenger John P. de Jongh Jr. has taken it up. At issue is whether de Jongh ever recommended that Turnbull fire 2,500 classified workers as one solution to the territory's fiscal crisis.