LOS ANGELES — It was a Thanksgiving tablescape like any other, Pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes and stewed greens jockeyed for space with elaborate flower arrangements, plenty of elbows and reaching hands. A…
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Senator-At-Large Expresses Concern About EPA Findings At The Port Hamilton Refinery
CHRISTIANSTED — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the federal government justissued an inspection report of the Port Hamilton refinery on St. Croix, and its findings givecause for great concern for both…
Needed Medical Technology Deployed For The First Time in Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN — The first ever portable hematology analytical instrument by Sight Diagnostics called the OLO has been installed in the Caribbean to provide near-immediate Complete Blood Count (CBC) results to patients of…
Infant Formula Distributed In The U.S. Virgin Islands Recalled By Abbott; 2nd Recall In 2022
STURGIS, Michigan — Infant formula manufacturer Abbott has recalled some of its Similac products that were distributed in the Caribbean, including on St. Thomas and St. Croix, due to faulty bottle caps…
Are You A Mosquito Magnet? It Could Be Your Smell
NEW YORK — A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell. The researchers found that people who are…
Hair-Straightening Products Linked With Uterine Cancer Risk, Study Says
DURHAM — Hair-straightening products may significantly increase the risk of developing uterine cancer among those who use them frequently, a large study published on Monday suggests. “We estimated that 1.64% of women…
Health Department Says COVID-19 Still Presents Challenges To The Territory
CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly Government House briefing this afternoon, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis said that active COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands continue declining, and the Virgin Islands Department of…
USVI Records 123rd COVID-Related Death
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has notched its 123rd death linked to COVID-19, the Virgin Islands Department of Health reported Friday. A 68-year-old woman on St. Thomas died of complications from…
St. Croix Hospital Admits Patient ‘Left Outside’ Unattended ‘For A Long Time’
CHRISTIANSTED — The Juan F. Luis Hospital administration admitted in a prepared statement tonight “that a patient was allegedly left outside of the ED hospital without being attended for an extended amount…
VIDOH Offers Vaccine To Protect Against New COVID-19 Strains
CHRISTIANSTED — During today’s Government House weekly briefing, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis announced that the Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) now has doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine that is more…