Claudette regained tropical storm status and headed out to sea from the North Carolina coast, less than two days after the system killed 14 people in Alabama, including nine children who died in a highway crash. As of 8:00 am Monday, the National Hurricane Center had discontinued tropical storm warnings for the North Carolina coast … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Governor Albert Bryan said Monday afternoon he expects up to eight hundred jobs to be lost as a result of the indefinite shutdown of oil refining at the Limetree Bay facility on St. Croix. The governor estimated up to six hundred direct jobs and up to two hundred indirect forms of employment will … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM The V.I. Dept. of Health announced Monday that nineteen Covid-19 samples sent out for testing returned a preliminary positive result for the Covid-19 U.K. variant, the highly transmissible strain of the virulent disease that has since spread throughout the U.S. and other continents. Dept. of Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion made the announcement during … Continued
Member for the Fourth District Mark Vanterpool has not filed a Register of Interest declaration from the periods of 2011 to 2016. This was revealed during the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Friday June 18, after Vanterpool was brought before the inquiry to answer a number of questions. The COI’s Attorney Bilal Rawat asked … Continued
Premier Andrew Fahie has expressed a need for having seminars to educate Members of the House of Assembly on how to properly complete important obligatory documents such as the Register of Interest declaration form. Premier Fahie’s call came during his recent Commission of Inquiry (COI) hearing on Friday June 18. This was after the COI … Continued
Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley has refuted recent claims which suggest that the Immigration Department gave instructions that resulted in the separation of a mother and her child. In a statement issued on Friday June 18, the Minister vividly explained the details involving the case and said his ministry went above and beyond to … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Over 300 workers at the Limetree Bay facility on the south shore of St. Croix were laid off Friday, a direct result of the oil refining halt that is projected to last for 60 days based on an Environmental Protection Agency order. The latest redundancy at the facility was not the first since … Continued
The Government of the Virgin Islands is requesting tenders for the Construction of a New Social Home at Fat Hog’s Bay. Procurement Coordinator, Mrs. Ishma Rhymer said the proposed works include furnishing all plant, labour, equipment and materials and performing all operations in connection with drawings and specifications. Mrs. Rhymer said, “Eligible tenderers are required … Continued
The U.S. government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday that was passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday. “I hope this is … Continued
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) said it has welcomed another partner into the fold with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Western Illinois University (WIU) that will see the American university recognizing qualifications from the regional exam body. It said that under the agreement, which was signed at a virtual ceremony on … Continued
