The Virgin Islands Daily News

28/11/2025

Getting last-minute instructions

North Dakota head coach Dennis Hitter, center, talks with his players before an NCAA college basketball game against Boise State at the Paradise Jam tournament held Thursday at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center on St. Thomas.

Daily News photo by Bill Kiser
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28/11/2025

Residents at Bethlehem House, Ebenezer Gardens and other surrounding homeless communities on St. Thomas received a free Thanksgiving meal thanks to volunteers with Impacting Your World Christian Ministries.

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Residents at Bethlehem House, Ebenezer Gardens and other surrounding homeless communities on St. Thomas received a free Thanksgiving meal thanks to volunteers with Impacting Your World Christian Ministries.

28/11/2025

Theron Thomas, born and raised on St. Thomas, is headed back to the Grammys after earning a nomination earlier this month for his songwriting work on “APT.,” sung by Rosé and Bruno Mars, scoring him a placement for Song of the Year at the 2026 awards.

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ST. THOMAS — Theron Thomas, born and raised on St. Thomas, is headed back to the Grammys after earning a nomination earlier this month for his songwriting work on “APT.,”

26/11/2025

Teams arrive in V.I. for Jam 🏀

Kimberly Rodgers, left front, and her husband, Shawn Rodgers, left rear, both representatives from Basketball Travelers Inc., gives instructions to players and coaches from Miami (Ohio) and North Dakota after their arrival at St. Thomas’ King Airport on Tuesday afternoon. North Dakota and Miami (Ohio) are among the 12 women’s college basketball teams taking part in this weekend’s Paradise Jam tournament, which begins Thursday at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center.

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26/11/2025

Government House early Tuesday morning shared a video showing Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. exiting the same five-star hotel that it identified as accommodations for an individual in the nine-member V.I. delegation currently in Accra, Ghana.

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ST. THOMAS — Government House early Tuesday morning shared a video showing Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. exiting the same five-star hotel that it identified as accommodations for an individual in

25/11/2025

A defense lawyer for former V.I. Police Commissioner Ray Martinez said Monday that he did not begin investigating prosecution witnesses until the week after a filing deadline had passed, and pleaded with a judge to grant a belated request to introduce evidence that a witness has a criminal history dating back to 1997.

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A defense lawyer for former V.I. Police Commissioner Ray Martinez said Monday that he did not begin investigating prosecution witnesses until the week after a filing deadline had passed, and

25/11/2025

Taxpayers will be on the hook for nearly $68,000 for the Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.-led trip to Accra, Ghana, according to documents provided to The Daily News by Government House.

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ST. THOMAS — Taxpayers will be on the hook for nearly $68,000 for the Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.-led trip to Accra, Ghana, according to documents provided to The Daily News

25/11/2025

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.’s “historic USVI delegation to Ghana” appears to have been facilitated by his deputy chief of staff, Kevin Rodriquez, who has a relative with close ties there.

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ST. THOMAS — Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.’s “historic USVI delegation to Ghana” appears to have been facilitated by his deputy chief of staff, Kevin Rodriquez, who has a relative with

24/11/2025

An elementary school assistant principal has been charged with repeatedly ra**ng a student on St. Thomas, according to V.I. Police.

The school employee, 73-year-old Clifton Boyd, was arrested Friday and he is scheduled to appear in V.I. Superior Court today.

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An elementary school assistant principal has been charged with repeatedly ra**ng a student on St. Thomas, according to V.I. Police.

24/11/2025

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. arrived in Accra, Ghana over the weekend for what he touted as a milestone in USVI-Ghana relations, but questions linger over the trip’s cost, agenda and transparency.

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ST. THOMAS — Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. arrived in Accra, Ghana over the weekend for what he touted as a milestone in USVI-Ghana relations, but questions linger over the trip’s

24/11/2025

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is in Accra, Ghana leading an official U.S. Virgin Islands delegation that the administration says will pursue economic, tourism, cultural and technology partnerships.

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21/11/2025

V.I.’s cultural ambassadors

Members of the Ambassadors of Culture Moko Jumbie, bedecked in colorful attire, take a break from their stilt-dancing presentation during the MokoJumbie Cultural Show held Thursday at Blackbeard’s Castle on St. Thomas, and presented by founder Yisrael “Allan” Petersen, a self-taught stilt dancer who made history by being the first to make a series of presentations at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Daily News photo by Nick Heinemann
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