West End News

GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES ----------------- DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES 4611 Tutu Park Mall 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted Suite 300, 2nd Floor St. Croix, VI 00840 St. Thomas, VI 00802 (340) 773-1082 (340) 774-3320 dpnr.vi.gov Office of the Commissioner Thursday, October 29, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DPNR ANNOUNCES RENOVATIONS TO BOATING ACCESS DOCKS ON ST. CROIX Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of P

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Frederiksted’s fish market has always been more than a place to buy dinner. It is where fresh catch meets local tables, where commercial fishermen connect directly with the community, and where the waterfront tells a story that is practical, cultural, and deeply Crucian. Now, that familiar market on Veterans Shore Drive is set for a major change. A nearly $2 million rehabilitation of the Frederiksted Fish Market is planned for St. Croix, backed by a c

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Frederiksted has one of the most powerful waterfronts in the Caribbean, yet too much of it feels underused, underlit, and undercelebrated after the cruise ships leave. On the west side of St. Croix, the town holds rare assets in one compact place: deep history, calm water, striking sunsets, a walkable street grid, a working cruise pier, and a cultural memory that reaches far beyond tourism. It is also a place where empty buildings, uneven upkeep, and

Which federal pools chartered towns could reach, for what purposes, and where they would compete with the Government of the Virgin Islands Prepared in support of the Municipal Corporations Act (Christiansted–Gallows Bay demonstration municipality) • Discussion draft, October 14, 2026 Summary. Because the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) currently serves as both the “state” and the only “local government,” federal programs written for units of general local government

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - A vacant building is never just empty. In Frederiksted, St. Croix, a boarded window, a collapsing roof, or a cracked gallery can shape how residents feel on their own street, how visitors read the town, and how investors judge its future. Frederiksted has assets many coastal towns would envy: a historic waterfront, walkable streets, gracious old buildings, a deep cultural memory, and sunsets that turn the west end of St. Croix into one of the most bea

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2026 Grassroots Initiative "Bottom Up Government" Launches in USVI: Challenges 2026 Candidates to Adopt Concrete Solutions for Municipal Governance and WAPA Reform U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Today, the Bottom Up Government (BUG) initiative officially launched its territory-wide civic campaign, presenting concrete, ready-to-adopt policy frameworks aimed at dismantling centralized inefficiencies and restoring accountability to local communities.