Thanks to a $1 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department, Virgin Islands prison inmates will have a chance to gain skills and get treatment aimed at keeping them on the straight and narrow once they are released.
The federal Food and Drug Administration opened its first office in the Virgin Islands on Thursday, temporarily in the Federal Building on St. Thomas, as part of efforts to prevent bioterrorism through food and pharmaceutical supplies.
An anonymous tip led police and immigration officials to a group of 37 Chinese nationals who made an illegal landing on St. John early Thursday morning, according to an Immigration and Naturalization Service spokesman.
Longtime friends and family members found much to reminisce about this week as they reflected on the baseball-filled life of Alphonso "Piggy" Gerard, the only Virgin Islander to play in the historic Negro Leagues. Services will be July 24 for Gerard, who died this week on his native island of St. Croix.
Longtime friends and family members found much to reminisce about this week as they reflected on the baseball-filled life of Alphonso "Piggy" Gerard, the only Virgin Islander to play in the historic Negro Leagues. Services will be July 24 for Gerard, who died this week on his native island of St. Croix.
Longtime friends and family members found much to reminisce about this week as they reflected on the baseball-filled life of Alfonso "Piggy" Gerard, the only Virgin Islander to play in the historic Negro Leagues. Services will be July 24 for Gerard, who died this week on his native island of St. Croix.
Today is the last day to register for the insurance examination which will be administered by the Office of the Lt. Gov., Div. of Banking & Insurance at 10 a.m. July 24 at Sub Base.
The Office of the Lt. Governor, Division of Banking & Insurance announces that July 23 is the last day to register for the insurance examination, to be given on St. Thomas July 24.
A man was arrested and charged with grand larceny and possession of stolen property Thursday afternoon after a police officer chased two assailants into the Savan area following the armed robbery of a woman in downtown Charlotte Amalie.
More government agencies took their pleas for more generous funding to the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday in a continuing parade of hearings being held on St. Croix until next Tuesday, when they move to St. Thomas.