Virgin Islands

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008, WASHINGTON – Dr. Lucien A. Moolenaar II, DDS, former acting commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Health, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after having been found guilty on charges of stealing government funds, grand larceny and making false statements, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Anthony J. Jenkins of the District of the Virgin Islands announced today.    » read more »

Secretary Awards Guam $6 Million for Public Health, Education

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008, WASHINGTON – Cleve Allen George, the owner of the Virgin Islands Asbestos Removal, Co., was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for multiple violations of the Clean Air Act and false statements related to the demolition of a low-income housing neighborhood in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Justice Department announced today.    » read more »

02/21/2008, New York, N.Y. -- The latest Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data was released today for chemical releases into the air, water and land by facilities in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) in record time by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The report, which covers releases in 2006, shows a decrease of approximately 24,000 pounds of sulfuric acid mist from the Hovensa oil refinery in Kings Hill, St. Croix due to the processing of crude oil with lower sulfur content.    » read more »

September 13, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Sept. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related vehicle rollover. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray, 26, of Ismay, Mont.

Staff Sgt. Gregory Rivera-Santiago, 26, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands.

Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree, 21, of Villa Rica, Ga.    » read more »