The annual Light Up the night event this past weekend in St. John was a big success. Hundreds of people gathered in the park to raise awareness and funds for the St. John Cancer Fund, which provides critical funds to support residents battling cancer. The event started with a parade, with the fire department making […]
Federal funding for hurricane relief in the Virgin Islands has surpassed the $2 billion mark. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, has approved more than $2.1 billion for various recovery projects under the public assistance program. Those grants have gone towards emergency and permanent work projects throughout the territory. FEMA recently issued $233-million for the […]
There was quite the Caribbean feel on Capitol Hill this week. And it was complete with some of the islands’ most well-known products. Reps. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) and Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-Puerto Rico) officially launched the new Congressional Rum Caucus. This is the first-ever Congressional caucus promoting the rum industry. According to the Distilled Spirits […]
New details emerge, as the Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Denise George, files a new lawsuit against the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein. The civil suit unveils that the multi-millionaire, and convicted sex trafficker used two private islands in the territory to traffic and abuse girls, over two decades, even as recently […]
Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) will not serve as a case manager during the Senate impeachment trial against President Donald Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) named the seven case managers on Wednesday. The group includes House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). Plaskett, a former prosecutor, wrote a […]
Standing at 5’4”, Shirmoy O’Garro, point guard for Charlotte Amalie High School, started playing basketball at a young age, “When I was younger, there were these two girls who used to play basketball, and they were always taller, and I asked them why were they so tall? They said playing basketball, so I thought if […]
