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M.A. Dworkin USVI - Virgin Islands Attorney General (AG) Gordon C. Rhea joined a coalition of 42 U.S. Attorneys General in sending a letter to OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other major Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) software production and distribution companies demanding more quality control and other safeguards over chatbot products.       Multiple incidents have been reported where interactions with A.I. chatbots (which is a computer program designed to simulate conv

M.A. Dworkin Caribbean Sea - Caribbean nations are beginning to feel the fallout of a possible military conflict between the United States and Venezuela. As tensions rise between the two countries, tourism departments up and down the quiet waters of the Caribbean Sea are beginning to calibrate what the potential cost of such a conflict might be to their most precious product, tourism.        Even without a shot being fired between the two nations, the threat of conflict is a

A Thriving Business Community St. Croix - When you mix together the most influential business organization on St. Croix, the St. Croix Chamber of Commerce, with the Territory’s most innovative economic development organization, RTPark, and invite them both to a business mixer at an ultra-hip building, 64 West, on the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) campus, you create a unique opportunity. Imagine about 100 Chamber members, RTPark representatives, and highly interested

St. Croix Times Staff Frederiksted - The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority’s (VIEDA) Enterprise Zone Commission (EZC) has purchased the Padilla Building at 53 A&B King Street in Frederiksted, St. Croix. The historic building will become the future site of the Agro and Food Innovation Center, the anchor project of the Frederiksted Enterprise Zone.        Supported by an appropriation provided by the 33rd Legislature of the Virgin Islands, the center will serve as a

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The Weekly Press Briefing held at Government House St. Croix highlighted three significant events that reflect Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s commitment to preparing Virgin Islanders for the future, strengthening leadership within the Government of the Virgin Islands, and opening up air travel between the USVI and other parts of the Caribbean.       The 2025 Governor’s Workforce Summit will open Tuesday, September 30, 2025 on St. Croix at Caribbean Cinem

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The USVI Idea Incubator -formerly known as Pre-Accelerate VI - is back. The innovative entrepreneurial program...

St. Croix Times Staff       USVI - Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has signed an Executive Order expanding the existing enterprise zones in...

St. Croix Times Staff USVI - The Virgin Islands Police Department Economic Crime Unit is urging all business owners and employees to...

St. Croix Times Staff DOL Issues Final Notice to Delinquent Businesses USVI - The Virgin Islands Department of Labor (VIDOL) has issued a final compliance notice to 2,000 businesses that remain delinquent in filing mandatory quarterly wage and tax reports for more than eight (8) consecutive quarters. These repeated violations of Virgin Islands law jeopardize the financial stability of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system and place an undue burden on fully compliant employer

St. Croix Times Staff USVI - V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 Attorneys General in calling on Meta Platforms, Inc (Meta) to protect people from fraudulent investment ads appearing on Facebook. New York Attorney General Letitia James has found several Facebook ads impersonating well-known investors claiming to offer high returns on investments. The fraudulent ads are luring users into pump-and-dump schemes that have led to thousands of p

M.A. Dworkin The St. Croix Chamber of Commerce’s popular Business After Hours event was held recently at the smash new restaurant, 1756...

Business Report VIEDA Looks to New Investments      This summer, representatives of the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority...