5 days ago · More than a year after St. Croix residents filed a class-action lawsuit against the V.I. Water and Power Authority and desalinator Seven Seas Water USVI over alleged contaminants in the island’s potable water system, attorneys Friday presented oral arguments before V.I. Superior Court Staff Master Joseph Gasper over Microsoft Teams.

Dec 18, 2024 · Lobbyists plan to update the Public Finance Authority in February about their progress courting Trump and other Republicans, he said. The territory’s primary lobbyists are Republicans, and a new, well-connected lobbyist may come on board soon.

Jan 29, 2025 · Maritza Garcia Cruz, beloved mother, daughter, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Dec. 26, 2024, at the age of 57. Born on Aug. 11, 1967, in Vieques, Puerto Rico, Maritza was a beacon of love, kindness, and strength to all who knew her.

Jan 29, 2025 · A pause on federal grants and loans described in a federal Management and Budget Office memo issued Monday sent local government agencies and nonprofits panicking to determine the full impact of the funding freeze.

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Dec 10, 2024 · Frances is survived by her children: Jeffrey Baxter Christian Moorhead, Tiffany Elizabeth Moorhead, and Robert Anthony Molloy; grandchildren: Jeffrey Baxter Christian Moorhead, Jr., Marcus Isiah Moorhead, Christopher Reginald Molloy, Chad Christian Anthony Molloy, and Elise Layla Molloy; sister: Theresa Marie Moore Beck; daughter-in-laws: Eleanor Melina Knight Moorhead and Sharnelle Samuel ...

Jan 31, 2025 · The Virgin Islands government and local nonprofit organizations were scrambling Tuesday to make sense of a federal directive seemingly freezing funding used for myriad social services in the territory — potentially including hurricane preparedness, housing for elderly and disabled people, programs for new mothers and very small children, health care, solar electricity generation, and more.

Jan 13, 2025 · A 22-year-old man was found dead early Monday morning, Jan. 13, following a shooting at Contant Towers Condominium on St. Thomas. Dennis Eduardo Eusebio was discovered by responding officers around 2:48 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite efforts from emergency responders, Eusebio was ...

Jan 27, 2025 · It is with heavy hearts that we announce the funeral service for Glenwood A. Ford, a beloved soul who touched the lives of many. Location: Kingshill Funeral Home Chapel, #303 Clifton Hill, Kingshill, St. Croix. Friends and Family Viewing will be held at the Kingshill Funeral Home Chapel. Unlike many ...

Jan 10, 2025 · A man was found dead with what appeared to be gunshot wounds on Friday morning on St. Croix, the V.I. Police Department reported. The 911 Emergency Call Center received notifications from the ShotSpotter detection system of shots fired in Estate Glynn, near The Crab Queen restaurant, at 5:22 a.m., according to the report.