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The M/V Marco VI, a vessel owned by Marco Marine LLC, is a foreign-flagged vessel registered in Togo, West Africa that was chartered for a salvage operation in St. Thomas but later deemed unseaworthy under U.S. Coast Guard standards due to safety deficiencies.

PR firm sues Marco Marine owned by Shawn Baptiste over canceled charter, wants back $26,000 deposit

Puerto Rico-based company sues Marco Marine for breach of contract over unseaworthy vessel, leading to $26,000 deposit dispute.

The Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center declined to provide the medical records of a deceased patient to his sister, who filed a lawsuit to subpoena those records in search for answers to her brother’s mysterious death after his body was discovered behind the hospital the day after he arrived via ambulance for treatment.

Sister of man found dead behind JFL files lawsuit to obtain medical records in search for answers

Krystal Ruiz files lawsuit to get medical records in search for answers to death of her brother, Samuel Ruiz Jr., who was found dead behind hospital after being admitted.

A Fly the Whale aircraft sits in the grass Monday at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas after blowing out a tire while landing and veering off the runway.

Fly the Whale tire blow out closes CEKA runway for two hours; VIPA calls for faster airline response

Virgin Islands Port Authority calls for faster airline response to address maintenance issues after Fly the Whale tire blow out closes runway on St. Thomas for two hours.

Gloomy weather infiltrates St. Thomas today as Hurricane Erin is expected to pass roughly 170 miles north of St. Thomas and St. John around 8 o’clock tonight, bringing fierce winds, dangerous marine conditions, and flooding risk to the territory.

VITEMA director warns of fierce winds, flooding risk as Hurricane Erin passes north of territory

Flood watch issued for Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin approaches tonight; VITEMA warns of fierce winds, heavy rainfall, and dangerous marine conditions.

Op-Ed: GERS Employer Contribution Rate Reduction – False Economy

Nellon L. Bowry has an extensive career in public finance. He is a former director of the Office of Management and Budget, serving in that capacity during the Schneider and Mapp administrations.

A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot

Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.

Teachers from St. Croix Educational Complex participate in a silent protest during an American Federation of Teachers conference held today in their school’s auditorium.

Complex teachers protest AFT conference, say St. Croix union president withheld registration details

St. Croix Educational Complex teachers protesting AFT conference say the STX union president withheld registration details for speaking out.

An abandoned house owned by the government that is overgrown with bush, right, sits next to a building on Hospital Street in Christiansted that developer Peter Zielke renovated into housing units, left. Zielke is now in the process of purchasing the abandoned house from the government, pending legislative approval, to expand housing in the area.

Legislature is last hurdle in utilizing abandoned government property to expand housing in C’sted

Governor, developer detail plans for revitalized Gallows Bay corridor inclusive of rental units, fitness gym, and boardwalk extension.

A clash of the comebacks: Anisimova outlasts Osaka in the U.S. Open semifinals

Amanda Anisimova beat Naomi Osaka in the U.S. Open semifinals early Friday in a tense, three-set match. Both players have been climbing up the rankings after taking mental health breaks from the sport.

ABBA fans celebrate 'Waterloo' Eurovision victory, 50 years on

The song's win at Eurovision Song Contest on April 6, 1974 launched the Swedish supergroup on its path to success.

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