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Work starts on Beef Island vending zone

19 December 2024

Construction is under way on a new vending zone as part of the Beach Management Project at Long Bay, Beef Island, govern...

Bill to Dismantle Illegal Gambling Advances, Aims to Recover $100 Million Leaving the Terr...

19 December 2024

Further action is expected to be taken on a bill set to strengthen enforcement of illegal gambling when the full body of...

Fonseca’s Attempt to Redraw Historic District Boundaries Rejected Over Allegations of Se...

19 December 2024

An attempt by Senator Ray Fonseca to exclude several properties in Charlotte Amalie from the jurisdiction of the Charlot...

Power Crisis State of Emergency and Elected AG Bill Defeated in Final Legislative Session

19 December 2024

A power crisis at the Water and Power Authority prompted Governor Albert Byran Jr. to declare a local state of emergency...

Triple murder in Monkey River, suspect captured

18 December 2024

Photo: (l-r) Eliana Garbutt, Elvis Garbutt, Sr., and Eliss Garbutt, deceased A gunman ambushed a family of five—killin...

Government addresses Law Reform and NHI roll-out

18 December 2024

Photo: Prime Minister John Briceño by William Ysaguirre BELIZE CITY, Mon. Dec. 16, 2024 Better access to good health ca...

Remanded man home free for Christmas after two decades

18 December 2024

Photo: Glenford Logan BELIZE CITY, Mon. Dec. 16, 2024 At the age of 23, Glenford Logan was charged for murder and placed...

Assad made billions from Captagon, but what now for his drug empire?

18 December 2024

Photo: Captagon propped up the brutal regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, allowing it to become one of the world...

St. Croix Lights Up the Season with ICEE Cooler Fete and Rise & Wine

18 December 2024

St. Croix is brimming with festive cheer this holiday season, offering a lineup of dynamic events filled with excitement...

St. Thomas-St. John District Launches 2024-2025 After School Snack Program

17 December 2024

The V.I. Department of Education’s St. Thomas-St. John District School Food Authority (SFA) has announced the launch o...