Virgin Islands News

Banco Popular is trying to be more convenient to its St. John customers by opening a service center today in Cruz Bay.

Nelson Mandela inspired many people in the Virgin Islands to be leaders in their communities, fight against injustices and help those in need.

After all of the holiday parties, stress of family gatherings, and abundance of food and eggnog, a holiday hangover is inevitable.

Most of the seven questions pertain to criminal convictions, although there are also questions asking whether the candidate has filed all required local and federal tax returns, and whether the candidate has voted in a jurisdiction outside the U.S. Virgin Islands within the last four years.

The company operates eye stores offering eye care products and services, such as prescription eyeglass frames, and non-prescription eyeglasses, ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses, and sunglasses.

82 % humidity Barometric pressure is 30.02 inches Wind is from East North East at 8 MPH Point 04 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.

Photos by GARY METZ Seventh-day Adventist high school seniors, left, Kalina Webster, Keryl Liburd and Kamira Webster talk to Oson VI, LLC founder and Chairman Dale LeFebvre after a check presentation ceremony Tuesday on the University of the Virgin Island's St. Thomas campus.

Gov. John deJongh Jr. submitted several pieces of proposed legislation to the Senate on Monday, updating and revising the statues governing the Economic Development Commission, Government Development Bank, Small Business Development Agency, Enterprise Zone, and the Sustainable Tourism Through Arts-Based Revenue Stream Production Act.

83 % humidity Barometric pressure is 29.91 inches Wind is from East at 4 MPH National Weather Service: partly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers, then rain showers in the afternoon.

Chef Jeremy Still displays a salmon entree he whipped up in the kitchen at Edgewood Country Club, his working home since 1994.

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Briana Butler scored a career-high 29 points as Syracuse beat No.

The conch shell, recently named the official shell of the Virgin Islands, could be the foundation of the development of an antique craft in the Caribbean.

Photo by Jenny Kane A woman is hidden by her cart filled with sales items just after the 4 a.m. opening of Kmart on what is known as the busiest retail day of the year, Black Friday.

No. 12 Texas A&M vs. Syracuse at Virgin Islands Sports & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, USVI, 8:15 p.m. No.

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands -- Tricia Liston scored 22 points and Elizabeth Williams added 18 to help No.

Items confiscated by the Transportation Security Administration are on display at the TSA's training center at Newark Liberty International Airport in this file photo from Nov. 17, 2011.

76% humidity Barometric pressure is 29.98 inches Wind is from East at 1 MPH Point 15 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.

Retired rock radio disc jockey Dave Herman was ordered to remain in federal custody on Wednesday on charges he attempted to transport a 7-year-old girl to the U.S. Virgin Islands from New Jersey to engage in sexual activity.

The annual event will educate and inspire people of all ages by recounting the journey to freedom that many Virgin Islands slaves took on Nov. 23, 1733, when they rose up against their owners.

Dave Herman, the ex-DJ from New York's legendary rock station WNEW-FM who last month was arrested on charges of trying to transport a 7-year-old Bergen County girl to the U.S. Virgin Islands to sexually abuse her, will appear in federal court in Newark tomorrow for the first time, his lawyer said today.