CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Minister of Communications in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), Carlisle Powell and General Manager of West Indies Power (WIP) Ltd, Rawlinson Isaac pitched their plan of selling a supply of geothermal energy produced in Nevis to the US Virgin Islands (USVI). read more...

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TORTOLA, BVI -- The BVI Cancer Society demonstrated solidarity and support for the American Cancer Society (USVI) annual Relay for Life. Approximately 18 members of the BVI Cancer Society traveled to St Thomas last Saturday to be a part of the American Cancer Society’s signature fund-raising event. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA (Bloomberg) -- In June 2008, US Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh Jr. agreed to give London-based Diageo Plc billions of dollars in tax incentives to move its production of Captain Morgan rum from one US island -- Puerto Rico -- to another, namely St Croix. read more...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) -- A $250 million bond issue the US Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority plans to bring to the municipal market next week is the latest sally in a Caribbean rum war with Puerto Rico over federal tax rebates. The issue will finance a $165 million rum plant in St Croix. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- St Thomas/St John/Water Island Chief of Police Rodney Querrard released the following message to the US Virgin Islands public on Tuesday in hopes of finding out who took a cell phone picture of eighteen-year-old Karence DeCosta, who was killed in a single-car accident. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- Health Commissioner-Designate Julia Sheen announced on Wednesday that the US Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) has activated its Emergency Operations Center in response to the territory’s first confirmed case of the H1N1 Novel Influenza virus. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- Following meetings with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Governor John deJongh said Monday night he was pleased at the announcement by the US Department of Education that the US Virgin Islands is eligible for almost $71 million in federal stimulus monies. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- The US Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue (VIBIR), the US Virgin Islands Department of Justice, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the United States Attorney’s Office, are launching a joint tax enforcement initiative that will allow federal and territorial agencies to work together. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- Health Commissioner-Designate Julia Sheen said Tuesday that the US Virgin Islands has confirmed its first case of the H1N1 Influenza A virus, commonly referred to as swine flu. An adult female who resides on St Thomas has contracted the virus. The patient has been on home isolation. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has announced that American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will increase non-stop service to St Croix’s Henry E Rohlsen Airport and St Thomas’ Cyril E King Airport. This week, American Airlines shared plans to increase service to St Croix. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- Delegates to the US Virgin Islands’ Fifth Constitutional Convention have reportedly filed suit against USVI Governor John deJongh, as a result of his refusal to forward the final constitutional draft to President Barack Obama for consideration. The Governor held a press conference on Thursday. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- Police on St Croix in the US Virgin Islands have arrested 44-year-old Jacqueline Longo, a registered nurse at the Juan F Luis Hospital and charged her with "Possession With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Grand Larceny". VIPD Police said Longo used her secure access. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh and Education Commissioner Dr La Verne Terry have joined the Common Core States Standards Initiatives, a process to develop common English-Language Arts and Mathematics standards, jointly led by the National Governor’s Association Center. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI: The St Thomas Traffic Investigation Bureau in the US Virgin Islands is investigating a single car accident that happened at 2:15 am Monday, June 8 on Veteran’s Drive. Killed on impact was 18-year-old Karence DeCosta. A male passenger in the vehicle was not injured. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- US Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh has written to both the Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Finance. Max Baucus, and the committee’s Ranking Member, Charles Grassley urging support for fair and equitable treatment of US offshore areas on health care reform. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- Late Monday, US Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh forwarded to Attorney General Vincent Frazier for review, a copy of the 5th Constitutional Convention document, which delegates hope will be sent to the President and Congress for approval. The Delegates voted to approve the draft on May 26. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has launched an aggressive media relations campaign to remind US travelers that the Territory remains a passport-free zone. This approach was implemented in anticipation of the final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- The financial challenges facing the US Virgin Islands as a result of the global economic recession has delayed Governor John deJongh’s submission of the government’s Fiscal Year 2010 budget to the 28th Legislature. The executive spending plan was due on May 30. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Closer functional co-operation between the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the United States Virgin Islands was discussed during the just concluded 49th Meeting OECS Heads of Government in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. read more...

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ROAD TOWN, BVI -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas is taking the opportunity of meeting nationals from his country in the British and the United States Virgin Islands while he is in the BVI to attend the 49th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). read more...

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CHARLOTTE, AMALIE, St Kitts (COUPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil  Douglas has urged graduating students at the St Thomas Campus of the United States Virgin Islands to live successful, meaningful and worthwhile lives and to be persons of compassion, as he delivered the keynote address. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen successfully amended the energy and climate change legislation under consideration in the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce this week to obtain financial and technical help for the US territories. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- Marking the first call of the summer season, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines will make a big splash in St Croix, US Virgin Islands, on Saturday with the return of the Adventure of the Seas. With a capacity of over 3,100 passengers and 1,000 crew, the Voyager-class vessel is the largest to visit St Croix. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- Governor John deJongh was among hundreds who attended an India Association of the US Virgin Islands event on Friday night, which was headlined by an inspirational message of Dada JP Vaswani, the renowned spiritual leader, author, philosopher, poet and humanitarian. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- In a written statement released Monday night, newly - seated Senate President Louis Patrick Hill requested that US Virgin Islands Police Commissioner James McCall step down from his position as head of the territory's police force. “I speak as President of the 28th Legislature... read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- New motorcycles, motor scooters and all terrain vehicles (ATV) were received by the US Virgin Islands Police Department last week in the two districts of St Croix and St Thomas/St John. The equipment was purchased from a $1,000,000 fund appropriated by the 26th Legislature. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- Atlantis Adventures, which operates Atlantis Submarine and catamaran excursions from St Thomas, has confirmed to the government of the US Virgin Islands their plans to discontinue its submarine excursion operations in St Thomas on May 31. The decision follows notification several months ago. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- In keeping with the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism's overall marketing strategy to streamline the Territory’s sales force and meet the needs of a changing marketplace, the DOT's Atlanta sales office is the latest to “go virtual.” This week, the Atlanta office has been closed. read more...

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AUSTIN, USA -- US Virgin Islands’ Tabarie Henry ran a big personal best in the men’s 400m on his way to defeating an impressive looking world sprint double champion Tyson Gay at the Texas Invitational meet on the fast University of Texas track here in Austin on Saturday. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- US Virgin Islands Acting Health Commissioner Julia Sheen said on Saturday that St Croix is expecting an oil tanker that originated from Mexico to dock at the HOVENSA Oil Refinery port on Sunday and that as part of ramped up surveillance efforts, none of the crew members will disembark. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- The US Virgin Islands is scheduled to welcome the arrival of three additional cruise ship visits diverted from Mexico. Cruise line officials made the decision as a result of the ‘swine flu’ emergency in Mexico, and the resulting World Health Organization recommendations. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- US Virgin Islands Police on St Thomas are investigating three separate incidents of violence that occurred during Thursday morning’s annual Jouvert celebration. At about 8:05 a.m. in the area of Griffith Park a 14-year-old male was stabbed in the abdomen. Minutes later, a 19-year-old male was shot. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- On Tuesday, April 28, US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen, and other members of the Congressional Global Health Caucus, issued the following statement regarding the status and impact of swine flu on the nation and the US territories. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- On April 12, the St Croix District Chapter of the Independent Citizens Movement (ICM) Party elected Genevieve Whitaker, Secretary of the Party’s Territorial Committee, to serve as its new President. Whitaker is the Secretary and Legal Counsel for the Caribbean Institute for New Humanity. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- Coast Guard rescue crews suspended their search on Monday night for a woman who fell into the water alongside three men after their vessel capsized Sunday afternoon in waters south of St Croix, US Virgin Islands. Still missing is the  45- year-old woman, who was a resident of St Croix. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI-- Governor de Jongh and Lt Governor Gregory Francis hosted meetings on Monday with members of the US Virgin Islands Legislature and with leaders of organized labor to provide an update on the government’s current revenue projections  and to lay out options to bridge the budget deficit. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- Territory Police are investigating the death of Superior Court Judge Francis J D’Eramo that occurred sometime before 8:30 am Monday, April 27. Police received a 911 call at about 8:30 am advising them of a possible death at the Schooner Bay Condominiums in Gallows Bay St Croix. read more...

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On Sunday afternoon, April 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 20 laboratory-confirmed human cases of swine influenza A/H1N1. The CDC announcement also stated that human cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 virus infection also have been identified internationally. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- US Virgin Islands Police on St Croix responded to the scene of a capsized boat at about 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 26. US Virgin Islands Police Department Blue Lightening Strike Force Marine Unit along with other police units responded to the boating incident. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- Governor John de Jongh has proclaimed April 25, 2009, as “Timothy Theodore Duncan Day” in the US Virgin Islands. World famous basketball player Timothy Theodore Duncan was born on the island of St Croix to the late William and Delysia Duncan. In 1994, the Legislature honored Duncan. read more...

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