CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Health confirms that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the territory as health officials continue to push to get more Virgin Islanders vaccinated….
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Doctor’s Hospital Takes Legal Action About Process Of Hiring Doctors
GEORGE TOWN — Doctors Hospital has applied to the Grand Court in Cayman for leave for judicial review of the ongoing failure by the Government of the Cayman Islands to formulate and…
First Winner Of Vax Lottery Served Lunches To VIDOH Nurses At His Deli Every Week
CRUZ BAY — The first St. Thomas-St. John winner of the “Vax To Win USVI” lottery was actively involved informally in promoting the Virgin Islands Department of Health’s coronavirus educational awareness campaign…
After Starts, Stops And Hiccups, Lottery Announces $100,000 ‘Vax To Win’ Winners
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands government said that it would announce the winners of the “Vax To Win USVI” lottery on July 9. Then in the weekly Government House press conference last…
Loud Music At Beach Has People Up To Their Ears In Agony On St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — People at the beach on St. Thomas this weekend had one burning question: “Why do I have to listen to your obnoxious music where I go for peace and…
VIDOH: Unvaccinated People Allow Delta Variant To Gain Entry Into The USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has reported its first cases of the highly contagious Delta variant in the territory, with health officials saying that the USVI was ripe for the…
DHS To Close Food Stamp Office For 2 Days After Staffer Tests Positive For COVID-19
FREDERIKSTED —- The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS), confirmed that it is closing the Mars Hill SNAP and Medicaid Offices in St. Croix as a staff member has tested positive…
Investors Balk As Bankrupt St. Croix Refinery Seeks $1 Billion To Be Viable
CHRISTIANSTED — The Limetree Bay refinery, which landed in U.S. bankruptcy court on Monday, needs at least $1 billion to finish a massive overhaul to continue as a viable operation, according to…
Bryan Requires BVIslanders To Show A Negative COVID Test Within Last 48 Hours
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — At a press conference at the Public Finance Authority on St. Thomas today, Governor Albert Bryan issued new protocols for travel between the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands regarding…
EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has proposed modifications to its 2018 cleanup plan at the Tutu Wellfield Superfund site on St. Thomas. Previous industrial…