1+ week, 3+ day ago   (684+ words) ST. THOMAS — A ruptured public water line forced early dismissal at Charlotte Amalie High School and Lockhart K-8 School on Wednesday, exposing broader concerns over why functioning school cisterns are often secondary to WAPA service even as water interruptions, bottled-water…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (78+ words) The Virgin Islands Consortium To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Watch: St. Croix Schools Still Lack Grass-Cutting Contracts; Landscaping Staff Have No Equipment St. Croix school grounds remain without grass-cutting contracts as the Bureau of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (192+ words) Eight Virgin Islands students pursuing college degrees and technical training will share $16,000 in scholarships from Ocean Point Terminals for the 2026-2027 academic year, with recipients headed to institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Howard University, Florida A&M University and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (297+ words) Vehicle Set on Fire at Kingshill Post Office; Mail Delays Possible on St. Croix ST. CROIX — The Make It Happen Foundation will hold its second annual T-Off-4 Tuition fundraising weekend Aug. 22-23, pairing an Island-Chic Cocktail Reception with a golf benefit…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (334+ words) The University of the Virgin Islands is mourning the passing of Trustee Emeritus Roy D. Jackson Sr., MBA, CPA, whose relationship with the institution spanned decades as a graduate, adjunct faculty member, trustee, longtime committee chairman, financial supporter and Trustee Emeritus....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (848+ words) he V.I. Economic Development Authority is asking lawmakers for an additional $500,000 above its approved fiscal year 2027 budget, saying six consecutive years of unchanged General Fund appropriations have left the agency struggling to raise salaries, retain employees and fill positions needed to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (566+ words) USVI Homicide Count Reaches 32 After 57-Year-Old Man Is Found Shot Dead on St. Thomas ST. CROIX — Construction has begun on a new Sister Emma Cottage at the Queen Louise Home for Children in Estate Concordia, replacing and improving a facility…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (366+ words) Public schools across St. Croix and the St. Thomas-St. John District will open Monday on their normal schedules for the start of the 2026-2027 school year, with one exception: students in kindergarten through third grade at Lockhart School on St. Thomas…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1094+ words) Arthur A. Richards PreK-8 Opens on St. Croix, Marking First Ground-Up Disaster-Recovery School in USVI Days before students are scheduled to return to classrooms, the Virgin Islands Board of Education is questioning whether several campuses will be ready, after recent walkthroughs…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1618+ words) [Pictures of the New Campus] For Wells-Hedrington, the opening capped a process she said began for her in 2019, when she started working closely with federal partners, ODR and the Department of Education team responsible for developing the territory’s new schools....