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USVI students speak out on deplorable school conditions @ senate hearing
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— Several St. Croix students appeared before the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development this week to talk about how infrastructural challenges are affecting their learning experience. A standout issue in the testimony from the young people was challenges with the bathroom facilities at their learning institutions.
VI youth sailors shine @ USVI Friendship Regatta in St Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The Royal BVI Yacht Club (RBVIYC) youth sailing team went on tour to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) this past weekend with Optis loaded up on the bow of a mothership for the first time since 2017, and put up a spirited performance in tough conditions.
John A. Jackson to appeal convictions in child pornography case
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - In a 96-page opening brief, attorneys for John Alexis Jackson outlined their arguments for why his convictions for the production of child pornography, and transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, should be vacated.
St. Croix native sentenced to over 8 years for cocaine trafficking
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CHRISTIANSTED, ST Croix, USVI - U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands, Delia L. Smith on Friday confirmed that District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis sentenced Kareme Holst, 46, to 102 months in federal prison following a guilty plea to charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
USVI's tight budget forecasts doom another clean-up bill
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI – In a contentious debate over fiscal priorities, the USVI Senate Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance grappled with the allocation of the Timeshare Environmental Infrastructure Impact Fee, as Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal voiced strong opposition to diverting $2.5 million to the Waste Management Authority for territorial beautification.
VIFEMS Director Daryl George Dies; USVI flags lowered in tribute
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Daryl George Sr., director of Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services, has died, Governor Albert Bryan has announced.
USVI Governor Bryan & wife to separate
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - The status of the relationship between Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and his wife, First Lady Yolanda Bryan, is deteriorating, with the two having essentially separated, though the First Lady still lives at Government House, say people with knowledge of the strained marriage.
'I win all the time' - Bryan brags about having way in Legislature
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - Governor Albert Bryan wasn't timid when expressing what he deems to be an impressive track record of getting his agenda maneuvered through the V.I. Legislature, boasting during an interview with the Consortium on Thursday that he always wins.
USVI festivals reach Tokyo & Miami in int'l marketing effort
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - The V.I. Dept. of Tourism and its Division of Festivals continue to market the territory to the national and international Carnival scene, the latest begin Japan's burgeoning carnival events.
Homicide in Frederiksted marks USVI's 32nd for 2023
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A man who was shot multiple times on Queen and King Cross Street, Frederiksted Friday night, October 6, 2023, was pronounced dead at the Juan F. Luis Hospital early Saturday. The incident marked the 32nd homicide in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) this year, with an even split of 16 on St Thomas and 16 on St Croix.