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VITEMA Director summoned to USVI senate while in church
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Mona L. Barnes, the [US] Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) director, rebuked lawmakers who make up the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety, while explaining at length in a prepared testimony, why she missed a Senate hearing after she was subpoenaed to attend (Ms Barnes said she was not served the first time she was subpoenaed).
Class action suit filed against USVI insurance companies
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- US Virgin Islands (USVI) Senator Alicia Hansen aka 'Chucky' and well-known attorney Lee J. Rohn have teamed up for a class action lawsuit on behalf of US Virgin Islanders who have allegedly been mistreated by insurance companies following hurricanes Irma and Maria, Mrs Hansen’s office announced Saturday February 3, 2018.
Woman stabs male friend with knife on STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) late Monday, January 29, 2018 reported multiple incidents that occurred throughout the territory, one which involved unauthorised possession of ammunition, and two others involving assault.
USVI Gov Mapp wants to be remembered as hard worker who ‘claps back’
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Kenneth E. Mapp said in an interview with The Consortium on Thursday January 25, 2018, that if he’s disrespected on social media, he’d probably respond in kind, stating that while he sought the role of governor and expected to be criticized, being derided in certain derogatory terms, including racist slights, would not go unanswered.
No US voting rights for USVI, PR & Guam, US Court rules
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Last Thursday, January 18, 2018 the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled against expanding territorial voting rights in Segovia v. United States, according to We The People Project, a non-profit that advocates for equal rights and representation in US territories.
Moleto A. Smith Jr to run for USVI Governor for second time
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Others have done it before, who had deep roots in the Virgin Islands (VI), and went on to be governor of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and Lieutenant Governor.
Anti-doping bill for USVI horse racing industry now law
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Acting Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Osbert E. Potter has advised Senate President Myron D. Jackson of the action he has taken on several legislative bills, including measures that should allow a $30 million private investment in the USVI's horse racing industry to move forward.
USVI police arrest suspect in shooting that injured 3 persons
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man who police believe fired multiple shots with an automatic weapon at a vehicle whose occupants were a father and his 4 and 5-year-old children, is now in police custody, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced late Sunday, January 7, 2018.
USVI holds off on burning hurricane debris
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources in a release issued Friday December 29, 2017 made known that it had issued the permits for the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to conduct air curtain incineration of debris in the territory.
Christmas Day accident leaves one dead on St Croix
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man died early Monday morning, December 25, 2017 during an accident that occurred on the Melvin Evans Highway a half mile away from the Sunny Isle stoplights on St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI), according to St Croix Rescue’s David Goodrich who, along with other St Croix Rescue members, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) and emergency medical technicians, was on the scene following the fatal accident.
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