CHARLOTTE AMALIE — For the 28th time, Governor Albert Bryan on Friday issued a Supplemental Executive Order pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bryan’s latest order extends the current eviction moratorium in the…
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Coast Guard Helicopter Swoops Down To Rescue Female Swimmer Off Aguadilla
SAN JUAN — The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescued a swimmer in distress just off Rompe Olas Beach near downtown Aguadilla. Rescued was Mabel Ramos,…
Virgin Islands Resident To Pay Respects To Sister Lost in September 11 Attacks
NEW YORK CITY — As the nation mourns the loss of those who died in the September 11, 2001, attacks, one Virgin Islands resident will be honoring the sister she lost that…
Police Need Your Help To Find Woman Missing On St. Croix For 8 Days: VIPD
KINGSHILL — Police are asking for your help tonight to find a person missing on St. Croix for eight days. Joi Milagro Thomas-Lewis, 22, was reported missing by a family member, the…
Cleanup Begins of Haitian Town’s Earthquake-Crumbled Homes
MANICHE, Haiti — At the edge of a pile of rubble, Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home. A younger cousin squatted…
Tropical Storm Grace Feeds Growing Anger In Earthquake-Stricken Haiti
LES CAYES — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt today to the Haitian government’s response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration among thousands…
As Storm Looms, Medics Rush To Hospitals Overrun By Haiti Earthquake
LES CAYES — Doctors and aid workers rushed today to get flights to southwestern Haiti ahead of a looming storm, with hospitals in the devastated area unable to cope with casualties from…
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Haiti; At Least 1,000 People Killed
PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 1,000 people were killed and hundreds were injured and missing after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was rushing…
United States To Deliver Nearly 837K Pfizer Vaccines To The Caribbean
SAN JUAN — The U.S. government said today that it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as the region with limited resources struggles with a spike in COVID-19 cases…
7 Detainees At St. Thomas Jail Test Positive For COVID-19, BOC Says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Six detainees at the Alexander A. Farrelly Criminal Justice Complex on St. Thomas tested positive for COVID-19 Monday evening, the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections said Tuesday. Corrections began…