Sian Cobb

British Virgin Islands

Executive Editor at St. Croix Source

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Cruise Industry Outlook is Strong, WICO CEO Ottley Tells Board

2 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

While 2025 numbers are down slightly, the cruise industry is going strong and on track to reach record highs in 2026, West Indian Company Ltd. CEO Anthony Ottley told a meeting of the agency’s board of directors Friday. “I’m pleased to report that the cruise industry is healthy, booming and getting better. Fiscal year 2025 is projected to receive 280 ship calls with 938,000 passengers.
Appeals Court Affirms District Court Ruling that Caneel Bay Belongs to NPS

2 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a V.I. District Court order that Caneel Bay on St. John belongs to the U.S. government and not EHI Acquisitions, the company that managed the property and its once-tony resort under an agreement with the National Park Service.
Judge Sets Date for Silver Airways Bankruptcy Auction

2 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

The bankruptcy auction of Silver Airways is set for May 28 after a judge approved the terms proposed by the troubled airline and a stalking horse bidder — despite the $5.775 million offer falling far short of the roughly $400 million Silver owes its creditors. In an eloquent 20-page order, Judge Peter D. Russin of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida said he would allow the auction to proceed because key Silver creditors supported the move at a May 15 evidentiary hearing.
St. Thomas Federal Credit Union Seeks Zoning Change for Proposed New Building

2 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

If all goes to plan, the St. Thomas Federal Credit Union will be breaking ground on a new two-story, 10,000-square-foot operations center on a two-acre parcel of land just south of the Omar Brown Sr. Fire Station, according to a zoning hearing Monday for the proposed development. The credit union, which was chartered in 1952 and has served the community for 73 years, is currently located in the historic district at 5027 Norre Gade — the Allen A.
St. Thomas Federal Credit Union Seeks Zoning Change for Proposed New Building

2 weeks ago | stjohnsource.com | Sian Cobb

If all goes to plan, the St. Thomas Federal Credit Union will be breaking ground on a new two-story, 10,000-square-foot operations center on a two-acre parcel of land just south of the Omar Brown Sr. Fire Station, according to a zoning hearing Monday for the proposed development. The credit union, which was chartered in 1952 and has served the community for 73 years, is currently located in the historic district at 5027 Norre Gade — the Allen A.
Molloy Denies Government’s Bid for Stay To Consider Death Penalty in Dangleben Case

3 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

Chief District Judge Robert Molloy has denied the Justice Department’s request for a 120-day stay in the murder case of Richardson Dangleben Jr. in an opinion issued late Friday afternoon upbraiding the government’s last-minute bid to seek the death penalty more than a year after it said it would not.
Student Facing Charges After Gun Found at STT School

3 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

An Ivanna Eudora Kean High School student faces several charges after he allegedly brought marijuana and a gun to school, according to documents filed Wednesday in V.I. Superior Court on St. Thomas. Khalid A. Warrell faces charges of carrying or using a firearm, possession of ammunition and disturbance of the peace. Bail was set at $25,000 and his arraignment is scheduled for May 30.
Plaintiffs Taking WAPA Complaint to Third Circuit After Some Counts Dismissed

4 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

Plaintiffs in a civil suit against the V.I. Water and Power Authority gave notice Friday that they will take their case to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals after a V.I. District Court judge ruled in March that their due process claims against WAPA may proceed but dismissed all other counts against the utility and the private contractors that installed its so-called smart meter system.
Silver Airways Designates Stalking Horse Bidder in Bankruptcy Case

4 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

Silver Airways, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December, has designated Argentum Acquisition Co. LLC as a stalking horse bidder for a sum of $5.775 million, according to filings this week in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. The deal, which would require court approval, does not include Silver’s subsidiary, Seaborne Airlines, according to the 99-page asset purchase agreement filed Tuesday by Silver’s attorneys Brian P. Hall and Michael F. Holbein.
Third Circuit Panel Hears Appeal of Caneel Bay Case

1 month ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

A panel of Third Circuit Appeals Court judges heard oral arguments Friday in EHI Acquisition’s appeal of a 2024 V.I. District Court ruling granting ownership of St. John’s Caneel Bay Resort and its improvements to the National Park Service. As with the lower court case, the meaning of the words “to convey an offer” factored heavily in the hourlong discussion.