Virgin Islands News

Daily News Photos by SEAN McCOY People cheer for the Antilles Steel Hurricanes. ST. THOMAS - While the crowds may have been a little thinner than normal at Miracle on Main Street this year, the holiday spirit was shining brightly Friday as people ate, drank and shopped to their heart's content.

Share + Dec 18, 2009 6:07 pm US/Eastern ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands A man who was retried for the 2007 stabbing of a Pennsylvania native was found guilty Friday for the second time, but on lesser charges.

When she took the stand on Wednesday, Rosemary Sauter bore little resemblance to the smiling redhead with clipped curls staring out from her REMAX Dream Properties ads.

Different stories emerge in extortion trial of officers Greene and Saldana and civilian Defense attorneys claim the officers were investigating Realtor in murder-for-hire scheme By CONSTANCE COOPER Tuesday, December 15th 2009 The prosecution says that federal investigators have Police Capt.

"Since Nov. 3, I have been grieving the death of my wife, Joan ," said Robert Harris.

Share + Dec 13, 2009 12:00 pm US/Eastern BROCKTON The husband of a Lynnfield woman who died in the U.S. Virgin Islands insists his wife's death was a suicide and that he's innocent.

When Blockbuster Video in Vitraco Park closes its doors on Dec. 31, it will be the fourth video rental store on St.

Lack of quorum delays action on two education bills Senators hear testimony on cultural curriculum, use of test results, paramedic training By JOY BLACKBURN Tuesday, December 8th 2009 ST.

Thomas By ALDETH LEWIN Wednesday, December 9th 2009 Daily News Photo by SEAN McCOY The Zulus perform at the Monsanto Marine Terminal at Crown Bay for crowds of people.

Updated at 12:22 p.m. on Dec. 9. It's hard to imagine the Virgin Islands -- of aquamarine waters and calypso drums -- at war, but the U.S. territory has been locked in a rum-fueled brouhaha with neighboring Puerto Rico for months.

Delegate Donna Christian-Christensen, D-U.S.V.I., is a member of the 111th Congress, serving her seventh term.

The V.I. Education Department is again offering to pay for tuition for one college course at the University of the Virgin Islands to boost the professional development of its teachers, administrators and staff.

A juror in the tax fraud trial of Belleville car dealer Jamie Auffenberg was sentenced Thursday in St.

Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU With a contractor now in place, work will soon resume on the Christiansted Bypass.

The British Virgin Islands have long been a mecca for VIPs and celebrities, but it's not just tycoons who are capitivated by these pristine Caribbean islands.

Starting today, St. Croix's Central High School is fully accredited - much to the relief and elation of the school's faculty, staff, parents and students.

The V.I. Government Employees Retirement System is looking for the first installment of a $3 million appropriation to cover some of the cost of putting off GERS reforms for another year.

The new E-911 call center now has an agreement with Puerto Rico to handle emergency calls that are errantly picked up by their cell towers.

Cane Garden Bay, one of my all-time favorite beaches. Michael Kelly My previous posts describe the splender of Virgin Gorda, but it's a kick taking in more of the British Virgin Islands if time allows.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Hovensa LLC for 56 alleged serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its oil refinery located in Christiansted, St.