St Thomas Source

Founded in January 1999, the VI Source was the first and only daily internet newspaper in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It quickly established itself as the go-to news source for the region, even in the early days when high-speed internet was not yet available. Today, the Source attracts over 200,000 dedicated readers each month across its three platforms: St. Thomas Source, St. Croix Source, and St. John Source. These publications provide trustworthy, insightful, and consistently reliable news coverage of events happening across all three main islands.

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Personnel Director Confirms Governor’s Salary Bump to $201K Under Disputed Pay Raise

1 day ago | stthomassource.com | Ananta Pancham

Personnel Director Cindy Richardson on Wednesday confirmed that Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and Lieutenant Gov. Tregenza Roach are now receiving the executive pay raises triggered by the recently submitted Public Officials Compensation Commission report — with salaries set at $201,692 and $176,642 respectively, retroactive to Jan. 13, 2025. The confirmation came during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, where Sen. Marise James pressed Richardson to clarify the implementation.
Base Pay, Big Health Insurance Bills: Personnel Budget Hearing Zeroes in on GVI Workforce Pressures, Plans for Reforms

1 day ago | stthomassource.com | Ananta Pancham

With health insurance costs ballooning and more than a thousand government employees earning less than $35,000 a year, lawmakers on Wednesday pressed Division of Personnel Director Cindy Richardson for clarity on workforce data and cost trends — even as the broader pay raise debate unfolded around her. The conversation came during the Division’s fiscal year 2026 budget hearing, where Richardson outlined a $63.1 million recommended budget.
As Violence Surges, Lawmakers Weigh Gun Violence Awareness Week Proposal

3 days ago | stthomassource.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.
Defense Asks for 10 Years in 2024 Shooting of Mother, Daughter on STX

3 days ago | stthomassource.com | Sian Cobb

Miguel Marrero should receive 10 years and 1 day for shooting a mother and her daughter on July 4, 2024, at a St. Croix housing community — not life in prison — according to his sentencing memorandum, which details years of bullying and abuse his family allegedly suffered at the hands of the victims in the case.
House of Representatives Again Passes Plaskett Bill To Study Fiberoptic DiasporaLink

3 days ago | stthomassource.com | Mat Probasco

For the second time in as many years, the Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress was cheering the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of a bill that could link the U.S. mainland and West Africa via fiber-optic cable running through St. Croix.
Plaskett Applauds Passage of DiasporaLink Act, Again

4 days ago | stthomassource.com | Mat Probasco

This week, Congresswoman Plaskett’s (D-VI-AL) HR 1737, the “DiasporaLink Act”, passed through the House of Representatives by voice vote. The Bill, re-introduced in March with her Republican colleague Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1), requests an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of developing a Trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable which will connect the East coast of the United States, via the United States Virgin Islands, with Nigeria and Ghana.
Cops Claim Coconut Water Attack By Coki Coconut Man

4 days ago | stthomassource.com | Thomas Source |Mat Probasco

The Coki Point coconut seller who allegedly lost his cool, shouting down a police officer before spraying the officer with fresh coconut water, was released on $50 bail Monday, according to court records. Virgin Islands Police Department Officer Chris M. René said he was following up on reports of unlicensed roadside businesses Wednesday near the popular St. Thomas beach, Coki Point.
Fire Closes Bovoni Landfill

4 days ago | stthomassource.com | Mat Probasco

The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority would like to inform the community that the St. Thomas Bovoni Landfill will be closed today until further notice due to fire. Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services are on the scene. We ask the public to be careful traversing the area. For more information, contact the Division of Education and Communications Management at 340-474-2811 or email [email protected].
36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Calendar, June 23–July 4

5 days ago | stthomassource.com | Mat Probasco

36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Calendar, June 23–July 4MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection10:00 A.M.Earle B. Ottley Legislative HallThe Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, and Consumer Protection has scheduled a meeting for Monday, June 23, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Earle B.
Committee on Government Structure Reviews Role of Legislature

6 days ago | stthomassource.com | Judi Shimel

Members of a Sixth Constitutional Convention committee debated the role and responsibilities of elected officials at a committee hearing held Saturday on St. John. The goal of the Committee on Government Structure was to review and propose revisions for Article 5 in the draft created by their predecessors from the Fifth Convention.