The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands has engaged St. Croix cultural preservationist Julio Encarnacion III to catalog and manage the Territory’s collection of antique artifacts and paintings. Governor Kenneth E. Mapp announced the appointment of the Chief Conservator on Tuesday in a letter to Senate President Myron Jackson, and Encarnacion officially assumed his duties on April 16. Earlier this week, the Governor vetoed a […]

The Virgin Islands Next Generation Network, Inc. (viNGN) provided world-class connectivity on its 100% fiber-optic network for live streaming of local and international artists to the world from St. Thomas Carnival Village, according to Omari Hicks, CEO of entertainment media outlet MDM, Inc. The partnership included the Virgin Islands Carnival Committee under Executive Director Halvor

Nelson Petty Jr. has been officially sworn in as Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Public Works and Julio A. Rhymer Sr. as Director of the VI Office of Management and Budget. At a Government House ceremony on Tuesday, the Honorable Maria M. Cabret, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands

Local resident Kurt Marsh appointed to Task Force More than 100 St. Johnians came out last week for the third community meeting of Governor Kenneth E. Mapp’s Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force. During the meeting at the Julius E. Sprauve school, Governor Mapp’s Chief of Staff Eugene Farrell pledged more communication between the St. John community and

Michele Paige, President of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), says the partnership with the Ports of the U.S. Virgin Islands is “at an all-time high”.  Her comments came after this month’s FCCA Operations Committee meeting, which allowed the USVI delegation to exchange hurricane preparedness best practices and lessons learned with colleagues from the British Virgin

The indomitable spirit of the people of the Territory was unmistakable as Virgin Islanders and visitors filled the streets of downtown Charlotte Amalie on Friday for the 2018 Carnival Children’s Parade and on Saturday for this year’s Carnival Adult’s Parade. Despite the challenges of recovering from back-to-back hurricanes this past September, residents across the Territory

Virgin Islanders from home and abroad, along with visitors to the Territory, filled Emancipation Garden for the 66th annual food fair held every Wednesday of Carnival week. The arts and crafts and the food were especially sweet after very challenging months for the Islands. Governor Kenneth E. Mapp and Lieutenant Governor Osbert E. Potter joined Carnival Queen Ji’Kelle

The Territory’s recovery from last fall’s devastating hurricanes continues to progress with the approval of the contract for the engineering, construction and installation of 240 temporary classrooms by Governor Kenneth E. Mapp. The agreement also provides for 19 large Sprung structures that can serve as cafeterias and gymnasiums. U.S. Virgin Islands Education Commissioner Dr. Sharon