Virgin Islands News

I was quite troubled after reading The Daily News' articles regarding the deplorable condition of EMS in the St.

Quantum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's newest ship, will debut fall 2014. Its sister ship, the Anthem of the Seas will debut in spring 2015.

SalsaCrazy.com , an extremely popular and long lived online salsa resource for worldwide salsa dance enthusiasts, is excited to announce the Salsa and Bachata Dance Cruise 2014.

A bill to pay the tuition of any V.I. high school graduate who wants to attend the University of the Virgin Islands was held in committee Tuesday until a secure funding source can be identified.

Daily News Photo by AMANDA NORRIS Helen Tapia, right, the mother of 54-year-old Roberto Tapia, chief of enforcement for the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, leaves the Ron de Lugo Federal Building on Tuesday after being appointed her son's third-party custodian.

Thomas 79 % humidity. 29.96 Barometric Pressure - rising. Wind from East at 14 - under cloudy skies.

After ten years at its Marco Walk location, Aqua Beachwear has taken over the space formerly used by Island Drug in Marco Town Center.

The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has launched its 'Grand Getaway' summer travel promotion, saving vacationers more than $1,000. This offer is only available through bookings made on www.VisitUSVI.com through June 15, 2013, for travel between June 1 and September 30, 2013.

A number of convicted murderers and rapists - as well as Alric Simmonds, a high-ranking staff member for Gov.

Photo courtesy of the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office. The headquarters of the Hamburg-American Line, a German steam ship company, is an example of the architectural style of fireproof warehouses developed on St.

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

The Right Rev. E. Ambrose Gumbs, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin Islands, along with the entire Deanery of St.

We are writing to you on behalf of V.I. Police Officer David Petersen. This is a letter of commendation for his role in bringing stability to Coki along with an atmosphere where law and order prevails.

Foundation for the Reichhold Center for the Arts at the University of the Virgin Islands, St.

FENDI Casa , the Italian home furnishings designer, has been tapped to design a 1, 334-square-foot penthouse with sweeping views of the Caribbean.

Caribbean Community countries say they will continue to oppose subsidies being granted to the UK-based Diageo, one of the world's biggest producers of rum, because of the impact the subsidy is having on rum producers in the Caribbean.

After spending almost $20 million on the Charles Wesley Turnbull Library, the departments of Planning and Natural Resources and Public Works have announced that the entire roof needs to be replaced because panels on it make an inappropriate popping sound, according to Public Works Commissioner Darryl Smalls.

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Commissioner Darryl Smalls said public works crews in the US Virgin Islands have begun clearing roads of debris in the St Thomas/St John district after torrential rains caused flooding this past weekend.

The University of the Virgin Islands awarded 218 degrees Saturday at its 49th commencement ceremony at the Sports and Fitness Center on its St.