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COI audits now complete

31 October 2024

Besides the contracts audit, four other audits were laid on the table of the House of Assembly on Sept. 3 and circulated...

Insults fly as no-confidence vote bumped again

31 October 2024

Heated exchanges erupted in the House of Assembly on Tuesday evening after Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley su...

Audit blasts 2019-2022 contracting procedures

31 October 2024

The government tendered fewer than half of the major contracts it awarded between 2019 and 2022, and it often passed ove...

Dame Janice honoured for a week

31 October 2024

Last Thursday morning, attorneys, judges and Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley followed Dame Janice Pereira and...

No Word on Alternative Revenue Solutions as GERS Pushes Forward With 3 Percent Employer Co...

31 October 2024

A meeting between representatives of the Government Employees Retirement System and officials of the executive branch of...

Supreme Court Upholds WAPA Board Reform, Curtails Governor’s Influence on Utility

31 October 2024

The Legislature of the Virgin Islands has been vindicated by the courts yet again, after the territory’s Supreme C...

Bryan and Roach Out of Territory For Speaking Engagements, Senate President Assumes Local ...

31 October 2024

On Monday, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta announced that Governor Albert Bryan Jr. will be out o...

Elderly Couple Sues Tap & Still in St. Thomas After Alleged Hazardous Step Causes Fall

31 October 2024

Herbert and Iris Horwitz have filed a civil lawsuit against H&M Holdings LLC, the company operating Tap & Still ...

V.I. Department of Labor Implements Workers’ Compensation Changes Under New Law

31 October 2024

The V.I. Department of Labor has officially begun implementing Act 8859, a notable legislative change that redefines the...

Traffic Stop Reveals Unregistered Firearm and Ammunition, Leading to Felony Arrest

31 October 2024

ST. THOMAS — A man is facing felony firearm charges after police discovered an unlicensed gun during a traffic stop. A...