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March 14th, 2024
USVI: Teacher struck by student, another followed home

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Following a teacher job action at the Lockhart K-8 School on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, which resulted in the early release of students from grades 4 to 8, the [[US] VI Department of Education has issued a statement addressing the recent disturbances. The job action is attributed to teachers expressing concerns over working conditions and disciplinary issues with students.

February 4th, 2024
USVI: Man accused of brutally assaulting his grandmother

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man was charged with felony assault and elder abuse after his badly-injured grandmother turned up at a neighbor’s doorstep seeking help.

January 10th, 2024
Calls for suspension of the constitution was an 'assault on our human dignity'– Hon Walwyn

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition legislator in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly, Hon Myron V. Walwyn (AL) says the initial calls for suspension of the VI’s constitution following the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) was an assault on the territory's democracy.

December 24th, 2023
USVI: Woman arrested for allegedly attacking husband as he slept

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE, AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A woman who reportedly attacked her husband after he spent time doing errands on her behalf is now facing domestic violence charges before the courts.

December 16th, 2023
School Monitor arrested following assault on student @ USVI school

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, ST. Croix, USVI — Spanesia K. Anderson, a school monitor at the Eulalie Rivera School turned herself in at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station on Thursday, responding to a warrant issued for her arrest in connection with an incident of child abuse. According to the VIPD, the warrant had been issued earlier on the same day.

November 29th, 2023
Sex refusal escalates into alleged assault & pillow smothering

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRIATIANSTED, St. Croix - In a startling turn of events, a man who initially claimed to be a victim of an attempted smothering by the mother of his children was arrested for the offense.

November 1st, 2023
USVI's tight budget forecasts doom another clean-up bill

VI CONSORTIUM

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.

September 14th, 2023
17-year-old slapped with drugs & traffic charges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 17-year-old male of Free Bottom has found himself in hot water after he was allegedly held with a controlled drug and found to be in violation of several traffic laws.

May 12th, 2023
USVI man accused of physically assaulting wife @ J'Ouvert

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man, Coy Gumbs, was arrested and charged with multiple offenses following his alleged violent and disruptive behavior at J’Ouvert celebrations on April 27, 2023. His wife reported that Gumbs harassed her and her friends during the festivities, leading to altercations that involved both physical assault and a breach of peace.

March 26th, 2023
USVI man accused of watching porn, cheating beats pregnant girlfriend

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A Frederiksted man is before the criminal courts after allegedly slicing the hand of his pregnant girlfriend during an assault.

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