The Virgin Islands Daily News

10/10/2025

Tensions flared at the start of Thursday’s Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing as senators debated over whether to pull two bills from the agenda, frustrating residents who packed the chamber expecting to testify.

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ST. THOMAS — Tensions flared at the start of Thursday’s Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing as senators debated over whether to pull two bills from the agenda, frustrating residents

09/10/2025

“We have to pay to come home!”

Loraine “Ms. Pat” Richards expressed the sentiment of many who crowded Monday night’s town hall, as residents pushed back against the V.I. Port Authority’s recently proposed marine fee increases and new fees.

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ST. JOHN — “We have to pay to come home!”

09/10/2025

Students and teachers protested leaking roofs and broken air conditioning units at Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School Wednesday, and the director of school maintenance said officials are aware of the issues and working to make repairs.

“Today was an informational protest, we did it before school began,” said Carl Gumbs, who has been a teacher at the school for 20 years.

Students joined staff at 6:30 a.m. and were in classrooms for the start of school at 7:20 a.m., Gumbs said.

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08/10/2025

A tropical storm is headed toward the Virgin Islands, and residents could see heavy rain and hazardous weather starting Thursday.

As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said the Air Force Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to investigate Tropical Storm Jerry today, as it “continues to move quickly westward” and the core of the storm is expected to move “near or to the north of the northern Leeward Islands late Thursday and Friday.”

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A tropical storm is headed toward the Virgin Islands, and residents could see heavy rain and hazardous weather starting Thursday.

08/10/2025

A funding crisis in the federal judicial branch is being exacerbated by the ongoing government shutdown, making travel arrangements difficult for the defense lawyers representing former V.I. Police Commissioner Ray Martinez.

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A funding crisis in the federal judicial branch is being exacerbated by the ongoing government shutdown, making travel arrangements difficult for the defense lawyers representing former V.I. Police Commissioner Ray

07/10/2025

A new twist came Monday in the long-running dispute over a proposal to construct a marina in Coral Bay on St. John, when Government House announced that V.I. Attorney General Gordon Rhea has issued an opinion that the project’s Coastal Zone Management permit is still valid.

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A new twist came Monday in the long-running dispute over a proposal to construct a marina in Coral Bay on St. John, when Government House announced that V.I. Attorney General

07/10/2025

Jamal Rogers Jr. has a vivid imagination like most 9-year-old boys.

Affectionately known as “Prince” by his family, the fourth-grader at Ricardo Richards Elementary School has put it to good use and can now add the title of author to his name.

A day prior to returning to classes after the summer break, Rogers self-published his first book “An Island of Secrets: A Big Discovery off St. Croix” on Amazon.

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06/10/2025

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an order that Stephanie Barnes pay restitution of $247,489 and a $10,000 fine, after a jury found her guilty of using money from the Casino Control Commission for lavish trips and personal expenses.
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The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an order that Stephanie Barnes pay restitution of $247,489 and a $10,000 fine, after a jury found her guilty of using

02/10/2025

Residents gathered in Franklin Powell Park on Wednesday evening to light a candle and stand together in remembrance of lives lost to su***de.

The candlelight vigil, hosted by the V.I. Health Department’s Behavioral Health Division, was held as a part of Su***de Prevention and Awareness month in September.

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01/10/2025

Family and friends of Sarm Heslop are calling on Ryan Bane to speak to V.I. Police about the night she went missing from his boat Siren Song in March 2021, after he posted a statement about the case on social media.

On Sept. 19, Bane posted the “Open Letter to Investigative Journalists,” disputing details in the recent BBC documentary “Missing in Paradise: Searching for Sarm,” and highlighting “major omissions that shaped a misleading narrative.”

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30/09/2025

A spokesman for Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday said that the governor intends to keep his pledge to fix WAPA and bring relief to rate payers “come hell or high water.”

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A spokesman for Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday said that the governor intends to keep his pledge to fix WAPA and bring relief to rate payers “come hell or

30/09/2025

The 14th annual King of the Wing contest raised $102,124.60 for Coral Reef Academy, organizers announced Sept. 25 at a check presentation ceremony at the school’s facility on St. Thomas.

Alpine and White Bay Group, hosts of the chicken wing cook-off, presented the donation to Coral Reef Academy Executive Director Dr. Jody Miller and her staff.

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