Virgin Islands News

During Daylight Saving Time , clocks are turned forward an hour, effectively moving an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening Local fire agencies encourage residents to not forget to change batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors at the same time they change their clocks.

Daily News Photo by AISHA-ZAKIYA BOYD Jenna Honore, of Evelyn Williams Elementary School, spells her word while Manav Thadani, left, of Antilles School, and Khaien Donawa, of Claude O. Markoe Elementary School, watch.

Though his crew is small, the territory's new chief federal public defender has big plans for his office.

The White House brushed off concerns Friday that, with the crisis in Crimea intensifying, now might not be the best time for President Obama -- and his vice president -- to go on vacation.

Daily News File Photo Runoff water flows June 2012 from a gut into clear ocean water changing the turbidity at Magens Bay on St. Thomas.

By EVY LACY Special to The Gold Standard Editor's note: This is the first in a four-part story series for Women's History Month.

Retired radio personality Dave Herman pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday on federal charges that he tried to lure a fictitious 7-year-old girl from Bergen County to the Virgin Islands for a sexual tryst.

Live on a boat instead of a hotel? With a family? Fathom's Malia McKinnon Frame was skeptical - and then she tried it.

Jessica "Jes" Crills is about to embark on a journey that will combine her desire to serve others with a love of travel.

Gov. John deJongh Jr. has renominated Violet Anne Golden to a second term on the V.I. Casino Control Commission, this time as chairwoman.

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

VIASPACE Inc. provided an update on the 7 MW Giant King Grass fueled anaerobic digestion power plant being developed by Tibbar Energy USVI, LLC on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

The numerous aliases used by the former comptroller of a bogus credit union may have delayed his first day in V.I. Superior Court, but it still came Friday.

A 32-year-old man arrested on charges that he assaulted a woman as she held her infant child was sentenced to probation in the case.

Though the territory was promised the completion of $65 million in solar projects on St. Thomas and St. Croix by December, the V.I. Water and Power Authority still is in the midst of the contract bidding process, and the projects are only partially finished.

The dock at the Red Hook Ferry Terminal on St. Thomas shows wear and damage. The V.I. Port Authority will use proceeds from a proposed increase in the rates for ferry trips to the British Virgin Islands to repair at ferry docks and facilities across the island.

Covering Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola, this new 640-page flora provides clear, detailed accounts of the 594 currently known orchid species in the Greater Antilles.

Weather in the World : 19 degrees in Philadelphia with clouds, Boston has 15 clouds in Washington 25 degrees and clouds, Chicago nine degrees and clouds, MontrA©al 10 degrees and snow and a Bismarck North Dakota -10.

Salt River Bay offers an almost empty beach. Christopher Columbus landed here on his second voyage.

Accounting students of the University of the Virgin Islands, in partnership with the V.I. Internal Revenue Bureau, will be available to help residents file their 2013 income tax returns.