News
Two USVI men shot dead
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - Two men were shot dead in St. Thomas in the wee hours of Friday morning in Smith Bay, in the vicinity of Lake’s Chicken Fry, Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
USVI Governor can say almost anything with impunity
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - US Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Kenneth E. Mapp or any other person serving in the capacity of governor of the Virgin Islands, can say almost anything with impunity so long as it’s being said in the official capacity of governor, according to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, which upheld a similar ruling made by the territory’s Superior Court in the 3-year LaVerne Mills-Williams v. Mapp case.
15 pregnant women infected with Zika in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The US Virgin Islands (USVI) experienced a spike in the number of pregnant women who have been infected with the Zika virus, according to the USVI's Department of Health’s (DOH) latest report. DOH reported a jump from 239 to 254 new confirmed pregnant women cases week-over-week, a total of 15 new cases.
USVI Senator Blyden responds to resurrected dismissed rape charges
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Edgar Baker Phillips, chairman of the St. Thomas-St. John District Democratic Party, has been raging a crude war against Senate Democrats ever since the lawmakers rejected a member of their own party in favour of Janelle K. Sarauw, the April 8, 2017 special election, to be seated as the 15th senator in the 32nd Legislature.
USVI man gets 8 mths for burglarising post office
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today, July 6, 2017 sentenced Selmo Watts, 34, of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for burglarising a post office, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced.
USVI man suspected of killing 22-year-old caught in Texas
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A man suspected by police in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands last year, is now in the custody of the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) after being caught in Texas by law enforcement, VIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Saturday, June 1, 2017.
22 year old man shot dead in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
ESTATE LERKENLUND, St Thomas, USVI — A young man was shot dead on Sunday night in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) in the area of Estate Lerkenlund, US Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Monday, June 26, 2017.
USVI bill seeks to ease punishment for juveniles who commit murder
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A bill sponsored by US Virgin Islands (USVI) Senator Sammuel Sanes that is seeking to add new language to a current law regarding juveniles who commit murder, sparked passionate debate between opponents and proponents of the measure during a Rules Committee hearing on Thursday, June 22, 2017 among them testifiers and senators alike, arguing for and against the changes.
USVI man accused of shooting & stabbing ex-girlfriend turns self in
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Richard Ireland, who allegedly shot a woman and also stabbed her on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), turned himself in after much circulation of his picture online, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte confirmed to The Consortium on June 22, 2017.
USVI woman arrested for embezzlement @ Home Depot
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Police on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 arrested a female Home Depot employee after the manager of the department this employee worked in allegedly caught her allowing someone she knows to leave the store with items without paying for them, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department [VIPD] Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Friday, June 16, 2017.
_copy.jpg)
1.jpg)
Follow Us On
