An agreement ratified by the 31st Legislature in December 2016 and signed into law by former Governor Kenneth Mapp, which promised the development of two state-of-the-art horseracing facilities in the territory, has been thrown into question following the ruling of District Court Judge Curtis Gomez on Friday. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez concluded that the government of the Virgin Islands and its partner, VIGL Operations, LLC, violated the contract clause of the United States Constitution when the Legislature, through Act 7952, granted VIGL authorization to operate slot machines in St. Thomas in breach of an agreement the GVI had signed with Southland Gaming in 2003.
Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. addresses the increase in violence in St. Thomas and also touches on domestic violence since COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
On April 12 officers were dispatched to the Oswald Harris Court Housing Community about a deceased person. The body of a partially decomposed male was discovered in Building 6. A family member of the deceased identified the male as 51-year-old Foster D. Cornelius. The cause of death will be determined after an autopsy is performed.