Senator Myron Jackson stated that the Festival Village for St. Croix proposed at the Paul E. Joseph Stadium is not acceptable.
On June 27 at approximately 7:06 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of shots fired in the Bovoni Housing Community. Officers traveled to the area and found a Black male with a gunshot wound to his left leg. Emergency Medical Technicians arrived on the scene and provided medical attention to the victim. The victim refused to travel to the Roy L. Schneider Regional Medical Center to receive further medical assistance. This case is presently under investigation. Anyone with any information regarding this crime is urged to contact police by calling 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 774-2211 extension 5557 or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-TIPS.
A crew of 16 volunteers dove at Coki Beach on Saturday– to remove debris from the ocean. Covering a quarter mile, they retrieved 601 pounds of rubbish.
The volunteers were led by Howard Forbes Jr., the coordinator for the Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service. He organized the cleanup with the help of DPNR funding, equipment from the Coki Dive Center, and volunteers from Coral World Ocean Park.
Their haul included 11 lawn chairs, seven pieces of galvanized roofing, one marble countertop, 13 pieces of fiberglass, four large pieces of construction wood, a kayak paddle, and 20 pounds of smaller debris such as glass bottles, beverage cans, and food wrappers.
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. will provide an update on COVID-19 in the Territory today, at 1 p.m. listen here on WTJX