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1 day ago | stjohnsource.com | Sian Cobb

Miguel Marrero should get 20 years in prison for shooting a mother and her daughter after an argument erupted between them on July 4, 2024, at a housing community on St. Croix, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a sentencing memorandum filed Wednesday. Marrero, 53, who pleaded guilty to four counts in a plea deal in February, is due to be sentenced July 2 in District Court on St. Croix and has asked for a sentence of 10 years and one day, given the mitigating circumstances surrounding his case.

3 days ago | stjohnsource.com | Ananta Pancham

In a month marked by public anxiety and raw emotion over a string of recent homicides, a bill seeking to establish a Virgin Islands Gun Violence Awareness Week came under the Legislature’s microscope Monday, sparking a wider and more urgent conversation about the breadth of the crisis and the government’s response to it. The proposal — Bill No. 36-0090, introduced by Sen.

1 week ago | stjohnsource.com | Mat Probasco

It is with heavy hearts and sadness that the family announces the passing of Roslyn A. Jacobs, on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Ellenwood, Georgia. She was 78 years old. Roslyn was born on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands on February 25, 1947, to the late Emelda Battiste Jacobs and Rehalio A. Jacobs, Sr.  Roslyn was a very dedicated employee of Banco Popular for more than 40 years. Roslyn is survived by her son Derrick A. Moore.

1 week ago | stjohnsource.com | Ananta Pancham

Two of the most consequential bills passed by the 36th Legislature this year — both tied to government salaries and passed unanimously — have been vetoed by Gov. Albert Bryan Jr., setting up a possible override vote when senators return to session on July 27. The move has reignited tensions over fiscal authority, wage equity, and the constitutional role of the Legislature in setting public compensation.

1 week ago | stjohnsource.com | Don Buchanan

The Government Employees’ Retirement System is adding nearly as many retirees to its payroll as it is removing due to deaths, GERS Administrator Angel Dawson told the board of trustees during a meeting Thursday. Since October, 217 retirees were added to the GERS payroll, while 210 were removed due to death. The system now sends out more than $11 million in annuity checks every two weeks to 8,775 retirees. The number of retirees on St. Thomas is 4,061, on St. Croix is 3,467, and on St. John is 224.