St. Croix Source

Valaria Penn Stephens Dies at 93

Valaria Penn Stephens of Estate Nadir, St. Thomas, USVI and Old Plantation, Tortola, BVI, went home to her heavenly father ...
St. Croix Source

New Botany Bay Resort Promises Sanctuary From St. Thomas Bustle

Millions of visitors come to St. Thomas every year for relaxation, carefree fun, and trade-wind romance. A new boutique ...
St. Croix Source

FirstBank Puerto Rico Moves to Dismiss Epstein Victim’s Lawsuit

FirstBank Puerto Rico has asked a New York federal court to dismiss a civil complaint alleging it aided Jeffrey Epstein’s sex ...
St. Croix Source

Local sports

Registration for the 35th annual event takes place at the Captain's Meeting on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at The Shack at The Hideaway in Hull Bay on St. Thomas. Final registration happens on Saturday at the ...
St. Croix Source

Fly The Whale to Launch Daily Flights Between St. Thomas and San Juan

Fly The Whale will launch daily service between St. Thomas and Isla Grande Airport in San Juan on Aug. 3, offering residents and visitors a smaller-airport option intended to simplify business, ...
St. Croix Source

Nine Burglaries Reported in One Day as VIPD Warns of Crime Spike

Nine burglaries were reported on St. Croix in a single day as police investigate a recent increase in business break-ins, ...
St. Croix Source

VIPA Stands by Redevelopment Plan in St. Thomas Hearing as Airlines, Public Scrutinize Costs

Digital rendering of the exterior of a redeveloped Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas (SkyCity VI Facebook) In the second of three legally mandated public hearings, Virgin Islands Port Authority ...
St. Croix Source

Partners on Airport Modernization Project Say It Must Proceed Without Delay

The SkyCity presentation team greets St. John residents and business owners at a Thursday public meeting on airport development. (Source photo by Judi Shimel) Developers leading the modernization of ...
St. Croix Source

Op-Ed: If Trees Could Talk: The Story of Our Virgin Islands Forests, Part 4

Roy O. Woodbury (1913-2002) was an American botanist, professor, and collecter of numerous plants from the Virgin Islands who published his scientific finding of plants. (Photo courtesy Encyclopedia ...
St. Croix Source

OCR Reopens Cannabis Business Applications as Board Reviews Draft Hemp Regulations

The V.I. Office of Cannabis Regulation reopened applications for several cannabis business licenses and advanced draft regulations governing intoxicating hemp and artificially derived cannabinoid ...
St. Croix Source

St. Croix Traffic Disruptions Friday and Saturday

The Virgin Islands Police Department advises the public of the following traffic restrictions that will be enforced in Christiansted due to events scheduled for Friday, July 31 and Saturday, Aug. 1.
St. Croix Source

Senators Mourn Fallen Officer

“It is with a heavy heart that I join the people of the Virgin Islands in mourning the tragic loss of Officer Eustace Charles,” said Senate President Potter. “Officer Charles dedicated his life to ...