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Tortola man faces imprisonment for cocaine smuggling @ King Airport
VI CONSORTIUM
ST THOMAS, USVI — Ashley Warner, 54-years, of Tortola, Virgin Islands (VI) pleaded guilty today in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to conspiracy and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
US & USVI FLAGS @ King Airport replaced with black ‘Allah’ flags
VI CONSORTIUM
ST THOMAS, USVI — Federal Bureau of Investigation detectives along with V.I.P.D. officers descended on the entrance of the Cyril E. King Airport this morning, after it was discovered that the USA, US Virgin Islands (USVI) and nine other flags that normally hang high on a welcome monument at the beginning of the road heading to the airport, were replaced with black flags bearing the name “Allah” on them.
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates make their case @ forum
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI — Who will be the best Democrat to face Governor Kenneth Mapp and the independent challengers in the general election? Ask any of the three men vying for the Democratic nomination during the August 4th primary, and they would boast about themselves, their past and present accomplishments and leadership skills to lead the territory into the future.
‘The USVI is not in a good place’- Allison Petrus
BAUGHER’S BAY, Tortola, VI - Former three-term United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Senator and Democratic Gubernatorial candidate in the USVI, Allison Petrus aka ‘Allie’ appearing on a Tortola radio show Honestly Speaking in the Virgin Islands on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, quoted from Boxing Champion Mohammed Ali, “if you are doing at 50 years old what you were doing at 20, you have lost 30 years of your life because there is no growth".
LGBT ‘pride parade’ scheduled for Saturday June 9, 2018 on St. Croix
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A furor raged on Virgin Islands social media circles on Tuesday, June 6, 2018, more specifically St. Croix, after it became widely known that a parade to celebrate Virgin Islanders in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community will be held on Saturday June 9, 2018, from the Frederiksted Pier to Dorsch Beach, where the first St. Croix “Rainbow Games” will also be held, according to the event’s organizers.
Minimum wage goes up to $10.50 on June 1, 2018 in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The US Virgin Islands (USVI) minimum wage is set to see its final phased increase to $10.50 per hour as part of a bill ratified by the 32nd Legislature and signed into law by Governor Kenneth E. Mapp.
interCaribbean Airways cancels planned operations in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — interCaribbean Airways, which recently announced connecting flights to St Thomas and St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI), made known on Tuesday April 24, 2018 the cancellation of its planned St Thomas and St Croix routes.
Moleto A. Smith Jr & Hubert L. Frederick announce USVI Governor & Lt run!
TUTU PARK MALL, St Thomas, USVI - On Sunday, March 25, 2018, to a crowd of hundreds of energetic supporters gathered at Tutu Park Mall Center Court, on St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (USVI), Mr Moleto A. Smith Jr and his running mate, Hubert Lorenzo Frederick, officially announced their run for Governor and Lt Governor as Independent candidates in the upcoming 2018 USVI gubernatorial race.
Two men arrested in USVI for possession of cocaine
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - A routine traffic stop by police in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) resulted in the arrest of two individuals, after cocaine was discovered in the vehicle they were traveling in, Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Media Specialist, Sakeeda Freeman has announced.
EU set to add USVI to tax haven blacklist; VI on grey list!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The European Union (EU) is at it again, trying to damage the reputation of legitimate financial services industries of certain small countries, while failing to screen its own EU jurisdictions.
