LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HONORED AT PROJECT PROMISE’S FOURTH ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (February 10, 2020) – On Saturday evening, over three hundred people turned out to support Project Promise’s fourth annual silent auction fundraiser in support of its Caterpillar Project (TCP) program. The Havana Nights-Tropical Rainforest themed event was … Read more
The V.I. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Council (DVSAC), the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center (JFL) and Roy Lester Schneider Regional Medical Center (RLS) kicked off 2020 with a full week of sexual assault forensic examiner training sessions for emergency room staff and first responders from January 13th – 17th in both St. … Read more
The Board of the St Croix Chamber of Commerce is opposed to the WAPA base rate increase request and continues to take the position that the private sector cannot be relied upon to bail out WAPA due to the Authority’s and the Government of the Virgin Islands’ mismanagement. The United States Virgin Islands Water and … Read more
On Thursday, October 31, 2019, the St Croix Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee met with Governor Albert Bryan and his team to discuss moving the Juan F. Luis Hospital to a public/private partnership and restructuring to a Hospital-Owned Physician Practice Mode. This recommendation stems from the Juan F. Luis Hospital’s (JFL) decades-long financial struggles further … Read more
On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Chamber members and the public attended the St Croix Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at the state-of-art Plessen Healthcare facility in Orange Grove (located on the bottom level of the GERS building). Dr. Tasnin Kahn gave a heartfelt speech that outlined Plessen’s facility, mission and their dedication. Thank you … Read more
Administration takes action to help lower electricity costs, prevent rate increases to consumers U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS–Governor Albert Bryan Jr, announced Wednesday, along with the Department of Finance (DOF), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that all outstanding prior years and current year bills owed to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority by … Read more