MIAMI — Upon concluding official business last week in Florida, Governor Albert Bryan and a senator took the opportunity to visit with the twin boys that were injured in an auto-pedestrian accident…
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Delta Variant To Halt VITRAN Bus Service In St. Thomas-St. John This Week: DPW
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works is advising the community that effective immediately all St. John VITRAN operations will be suspended until further notice. On St. Thomas, fixed route services…
2 Celebrity Cruise Ships Visit St. Thomas In Last 2 Days, But Residents Are Delta Wary
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Royal Caribbean Group cruise ships have visited St. Thomas in the last two days. The Celebrity Equinox visited the Austin “Babe” Monsanto Marine Terminal at Crown Bay in…
Senators Mourn Death of Potter’s Brother From COVID-19; Urge More Vaccinations
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senators in Tuesday’s legislative session shared condolences for Senator Milton Potter’s brother, who recently died of COVID-19, and Senator-at-Large Steven Payne detailed the effects he’s still feeling five months…
New USVI COVID-19 Protocol For Cruise Ships Improves Royal Caribbean’s Safety
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Royal Caribbean International said the territory won’t allow cruise ships to visit its ports unless all passengers ages 12 and up are vaccinated against COVID-19. The local government informed…
‘Contaminated’ Juan F. Luis Hospital Makes Healthy People Sick With COVID-19
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Thomas gets four times as many tourists from the U.S. mainland as St. Croix. So you’d expect to see more hospitalizations in Charlotte Amalie than in Diamond Ruby, but…
Tourism Chief Tells U.S. Tourists Territory Is Safe To Visit Despite Delta Variant Surge
MIAMI — Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte was in Florida over the weekend telling reporters that the territory is a model of success in the Caribbean — thanks in large part to the…
USDA Monitoring Outbreak Of African Swine Fever In The Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO — The Dominican Republic’s agriculture ministry is restricting pig shipments and mobilizing the military to contain the spread of African swine fever as the United States and Mexico tightened border…
Juan F. Luis Nurses Brag About Being Anti-Vax As Hospitalizations Soar; Courts Closed Due To Delta Variant Upswing
CHRISTIANSTED —The Juan F. Luis Hospital reported an “all-time high” number of COVID-19 hospitalizations yesterday, other government agencies announced closings territory-wide and at least one St. Thomas business closed briefly as the…
Territory’s 37th COVID-19 Victim Is 67-Year-Old Woman On St. Croix: VIDOH
SUNNY ISLE — The Health Department confirmed this weekend that a 67-year-old St. Croix woman is the latest victim of COVID-19 in the territory, bringing the death toll to 37 since the…