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Guy A. Van Baalen Appointed as Acting U.S. Trustee for Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands

Guy A. Van Baalen Appointed as Acting U.S. Trustee for Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands

Guy A. Van Baalen has been appointed by Attorney General Pamela Bondi as the Acting U.S. Trustee for Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Region 21). Van Baalen replaces Mary Ida Townson, who is resigning August 16 after...

Owner:  American Government
CBP Officers file federal criminal complaint against aliens found in the US Virgin Islands

CBP Officers file federal criminal complaint against aliens found in the US Virgin Islands

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers filed a federal criminal complaint against 5 aliens found illegally present in the territory attempting to board flights departing from the Cyril E. King airport towards the...

Owner:  American Government
FEMA Seeks Teen Standouts in U.S. Virgin Islands to Be Voices for Youth Preparedness

FEMA Seeks Teen Standouts in U.S. Virgin Islands to Be Voices for Youth Preparedness

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – FEMA is looking for students in grades eight to 11 in the U.S. Virgin Islands who are steadfast about navigating a path toward leadership in their community to apply for an opportunity to join the Youth Preparedness Council....

Owner:  American Government
AMO partakes in international maritime interdiction and seizure of 1440 kilograms of cocaine in BVI

AMO partakes in international maritime interdiction and seizure of 1440 kilograms of cocaine in BVI

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands – Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, collaborated with Dutch, French and British law enforcement in an operation last week that resulted in the seizure of...

Owner:  American Government
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the U.S. Virgin Islands

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the U.S. Virgin Islands

WASHINGTON– FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Ernesto on Aug. 13-16, 2024. Federal funding is available...

Owner:  American Government
FEMA Commits Additional $3.2 Billion Toward Utility, Road Paving and Education Projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands

FEMA Commits Additional $3.2 Billion Toward Utility, Road Paving and Education Projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – The recent obligation of $3.2 billion toward projects to rebuild the potable water distribution system and repave roads across St. Croix and replace the utility’s metering infrastructure in the U.S. Virgin Islands,...

Owner:  American Government
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Mother of missing British woman Sarm Heslop says she'll never give up fighting for answers - as top police chief in the US Virgin Islands urges her ex-boyfriend to speak to detectives
The Caribbean’s Greatest Christmas Celebration Is Back in St Croix

The Caribbean’s Greatest Christmas Celebration Is Back in St Croix

It’s the best Christmas celebration in the Caribbean, at least in our opinion. And now the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and the Division of Festivals have announced the official dates for the 2025–26 St. Croix Crucian Christmas...

Owner:  Alexander Britell
Bryan administration expands US Virgin Islands parkland with historic land purchase

Bryan administration expands US Virgin Islands parkland with historic land purchase

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced the acquisition of 2,469 acres at Maroon Ridge and Annaly Bay on St Croix, marking one of the largest land purchases in the territory’s history. The $17.5 million acquisition, finalized on August 15, was funded...

Owner:  Pasquines Inc.
U.S. Education Department boosts funds for HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools

U.S. Education Department boosts funds for HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools

A student walks along the campus of Howard University, an HBCU, on Oct. 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Howard is an HBCU. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) September 15, 2025 4:22 pm WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said...

Owner:  Bob Proffitt
US Education Department boosts funds for HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools

US Education Department boosts funds for HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges. The U.S. Education Department’s announcement came just...

Owner:  States Newsroom Network
Caribbean Cannabis: A Local Look at the U.S. Virgin Islands

Caribbean Cannabis: A Local Look at the U.S. Virgin Islands

The waves of legal cannabis swell in the gorgeous, clear blue waters of the Caribbean, breaking with teal and white caps gently onto the crystalline sands of the Virgin Islands. A place of exploring and vacationing with its warm yacht-filled...

Owner:  Noelle Skodzinski

Scrub Island Resort hails VI’s stable gov’t & increased air access

SCRUB ISLAND, VI– Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina has hailed the Virgin Islands’ stable governance and increased air access as some of the reasons the Virgin Islands (VI) is a compelling choice for international property buyers. VI ‘has never...

Owner:  Julian Willock
Jeffrey Epstein was linked to the upper echelons of wealth and politics – but where did he get his fortune?
Democratic Senators Call for JPMorgan CEO to Testify on Bank’s Epstein Ties
Ban on ‘Assault Rifles,’ Suppressors Being Weighed in U.S. Virgin Islands

Ban on ‘Assault Rifles,’ Suppressors Being Weighed in U.S. Virgin Islands

A ban on “assault rifles,” “large-capacity” magazines, and suppressors is before the U.S. Virgin Islands’ legislature in the form of Bill 36-0144. The St. Thomas Source reported that Bill 36-0144 is designed to “define and prohibit assault...

Owner:  Larry Solov, Susie Breitbart and The Mercer Family
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