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USVI: Martinez renews bid to overturn conviction
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez is once again asking the District Court of the Virgin Islands to overturn the December, 2025 decision of a jury convicting him of five counts of honest services wire fraud, federal program bribery, money laundering conspiracy, and obstruction of justice.
USVI: Over 100 rounds fired in early-morning shooting leaving 2 hospitalised
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ST. PERTER'S REST, St. Croix, USVI- An early-morning burst of heavy gunfire in Peter’s Rest on Sunday sent police to the scene and left two people hospitalised with gunshot wounds, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), which said the shooting remains under investigation.
USVI Governor orders fuel conservation measures
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- With the war in Iran continuing to unsettle global energy markets and raise concern about higher fuel and electricity costs in the US Virgin Islands, Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr has ordered executive branch agencies to immediately tighten fuel conservation practices and review government vehicle usage, calling the move an early step to shield the territory from wider economic fallout.
USVI: Steven Payne starts Florida prison intake
VI CONSORTIUM
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, USA- Steven Payne, the former at-large senator who was expelled from the 34th Legislature of the Virgin Islands following multiple sexual harassment allegations, is now undergoing the intake process with the Florida Department of Corrections after receiving a 25-year sentence last month for sexual battery on a minor.
USVI: Mistrial declared in kidnapping case after co-defendant's killing
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands has declared a mistrial in the kidnapping case involving Troy A. Harrigan after the fatal shooting of co-defendant Desie Conrad Henry Jr. during the trial.
VI Premier ‘displeased’ with USVI involving federal gov’t in maritime fees matter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has expressed his disappointment with Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Albert A. Bryan Jr for getting the federal government involved in the issues arising due to the amendments to the Commercial Recreational Vessel Licensing (CRVL) Act.
USVI: Gas stations told not to 'use Middle East conflict to raise fuel prices'
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- In a statement issued on Monday, March 2, 2026, Senator Marvin Blyden has asked gas station owners not to use the current U.S.-Israel war on Iran as a justification to hike up fuel prices in the territory.
VI man found guilty of possessing counterfeit greencard
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A federal jury in St. Thomas has convicted a Virgin Islands man of possessing a counterfeit permanent resident card, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands.
USVI: Michigan couple sues Ritz-Carlton after Alleged $425K armed robbery on STT
VI CONSORTIUM
RED HOOK, St. Thomas, USVI- A Michigan couple who say they were robbed at gunpoint during a stay at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas last September have filed a civil lawsuit in District Court, alleging negligence and gross negligence in connection with the incident.
USVI: Steven Payne gets 25 year sentence for sexual battery of minor
VI CONSORTIUM
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, USA- Former at-large Senator Steven Payne Sr. was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday after a Florida jury convicted him on one count of sexual battery of a minor following an October 2025 trial.
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