The Virgin Islands Senate postponed a vote Tuesday on a racetrack and gaming bill, scheduling August hearings amid disputes over St. Croix’s 10-year wait and Southland Gaming’s long-term gaming provisions.
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority said Tuesday it has already taken significant steps to correct many of the issues cited by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development after the federal agency moved to immediately suspend the authority from participating in future procurement and non-procurement transactions pending an investigation.
A youthful U.S. Virgin Islands girls volleyball team continued to gain valuable international experience—and earned the respect of one of the region's top programs—by taking a set from Puerto Rico at the NORCECA U19 Continental Championship in Costa Rica.
In a statement explaining their decision to suspend federal funding and investigate the V.I. Housing Finance Authority, the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department cited “findings of widespread financial mismanagement, inadequate fraud controls, false certifications, and improper payments.”
Local leaders grappled with the implications of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department’s suspension of federal funding to the V.I. Housing Finance Authority, and candidates for elected office wasted little time transmuting the news into campaign talking points.
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. acknowledged the territory’s receipt of a letter from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department Monday in which the federal government announced a suspension of future disaster recovery funding to the V.I. Housing Finance Authority due to years of financial mismanagement, dismal audit findings and a former chief executive’s kickback-related conviction.
The Virgin Islands Board of Elections met Monday for an emergency meeting to discuss next steps following Attorney General Gordon Rhea’s recommendation that the board seek independent representation in Brett “Mac” McClafferty’s federal lawsuit challenging his disqualification from the delegate to Congress ballot.
The founders of a career and technical education scholarship fund held a brief ceremony Monday to remember a St. John educator who championed opportunities for vocational students. About a dozen friends and colleagues of the late Nancy Callwood joined the event marking the third anniversary of her death.
For decades, constitutional education has occupied only the margins of Virgin Islands politics. Campaigns have centered almost exclusively on personalities, local projects, and partisan loyalties. Rarely have candidates been asked to explain the constitutional framework governing the territory itself. That must change. The Delegate elected this year may be called upon to defend not merely federal funding but the constitutional understanding of citizenship itself. That is a responsibility unlike any faced by previous generations. It also places renewed importance on the Virgin Islands' own efforts toward constitutional reform.
Two St. Croix men were under arrest Tuesday for separate alleged gun crimes. One, police said, faked being the victim of a robbery after accidentally shooting himself while attempting to assault someone else. Serving a warrant, police broke down the door of another man — who was on probation after two separate June firearms convictions — to find yet another handgun.
Construction activities are expected to continue through July 2027 and will occur Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Work will advance in phases to safely complete underground utility installation while minimizing impacts to surrounding businesses, residents, and motorists.
A federal judge has denied Brett "Mac" McClafferty's request for an emergency temporary restraining order restoring him to the delegate to Congress ballot, but will allow his broader challenge to proceed, setting an evidentiary hearing next month on whether the Elections System lawfully disqualified his candidacy.
This milestone marks the first deployment of this innovative, metal-free fixation system in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Eastern Caribbean, extending access to advanced orthopedic care for patients across the region.
Construction activities are expected to continue through July 2027 and will occur Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Work will advance in phases to safely complete underground utility installation while minimizing impacts to surrounding businesses, residents, and motorists.
Two St. Croix men were under arrest Tuesday for separate alleged gun crimes. One, police said, faked being the victim of a robbery after accidentally shooting himself while attempting to assault someone else. Serving a warrant, police broke down the door of another man — who was on probation after two separate June firearms convictions — to find yet another handgun.
The legislation designates the bandstand located at the Christiansted National Historic Site in St. Croix as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand" and directs that any reference to the bandstand in federal law, regulation, or documentation be treated as a reference to its new name.
A youthful U.S. Virgin Islands girls volleyball team continued to gain valuable international experience—and earned the respect of one of the region's top programs—by taking a set from Puerto Rico at the NORCECA U19 Continental Championship in Costa Rica.
Her latest book, Memoir of a Cruz Ting, is a poetic and biographical narrative that explores the indigenous, social, and historical complexities of St. Croix. Written in both standard English and the native Crucian dialect, the collection blends multiple poetic forms to commemorate the island's rich cultural identity.
VIDE encourages every eligible public-school parent and guardian to complete the 2026 Summer Parent Survey by Aug. 14, and help their district rise to the Parent Voice Challenge.
Violet C. Marrero was born on May 21, 1932, on the beautiful island of Virgin Gorda, where she spent her early years surrounded by the love of family, the strength of faith, and the support of a close-knit community. On July 6, 2026, she peacefully answered God's call at her home with her devoted daughter by her side.