CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Starting on January 26, travelers entering the United States and its territories will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding the aircraft at their embarkation points. But the new rule does not apply to residents traveling from the USVI to the mainland. According to a news release […]
Category: Health News
Bold-Faced Deceptions In The Time Of An ‘Alternative Facts’ President
WASHINGTON — Truth caught up with Donald Trump after years of giving chase. The twice-impeached president painted a fantasy world in office, starring himself. In this world, he did things bigger, better, more boldly than all who came before him while facing enemies more pernicious than any in creation. In service of his ego, his […]
Health Department Gives Away Free Face Masks, Health Information At Drive-Through Event Today
KINGSHILL — The Department of Health was sharing health information, masks and other giveaways at the Eddie Ortiz Annual Three Kings Tradition Committee’s 20th Children Gift Giveaway this afternoon. The drive-thru event took place at Estate Profit (Machuchal) next to the basketball court starting at 12:00 p.m. today, the VIDOH said.
Baby Delivered At St. Croix’s Maternal Child Health Clinic Turns 1 Month Old
CHRISTIANSTED — Maternal and Child Health staff worked together to safely deliver a baby girl in modular 5 at the Department of Health’s Interim Health Center in Estate Richmond this week. Babies born in this generation can’t say they were born at Charles Harwood, also known as the “old hospital,” but this special baby will […]
Human Services Closes Knud Hansen Complex After 2 Employees Test Positive For COVID-19
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS), today confirmed that it closed the Knud Hansen Complex on Thursday after two employees tested positive for COVID-19. While the building is not unsafe, DHS is closing the building to ensure staff can maintain social distancing while testing and other enhanced protocols are arranged,” according to […]
United Nations Urges Dominican Republic To End Practice of Child Marriages
SANTO DOMINGO — The Dominican Republic needs to change its culture so that women are seen as more than housewives for this week’s ban on child marriage to work, girls’ rights campaigners said on Thursday. The Caribbean nation has one of Latin America’s highest rates of child marriage and early unions — typically where a […]
Bryan Says Change in U.S. Senate Majority Could Lead To Larger Stimulus Checks
CHRISTIANSTED — During his weekly press briefing on Thursday, Governor Albert Bryan said the victories of two Democratic Senators in Georgia could lead to larger stimulus checks for territorial residents. “With the new composition of the U.S. Senate, there is a likelihood that the $2,000 stimulus proposal that was passed by the House of Representatives on […]
VIWMA Warns St. Croix Residents Of Sewage Overflowing Between Boardwalk, King Cross Street
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) asked motorists to avoid the overflowing manhole in the downtown Christiansted area around the Boardwalk and government parking lot. Residents with compromised immune systems should avoid standing water in this area near King Cross Street by Holgar Danske Hotel. Motorists are advised to use an alternate […]
Additional Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Force DPW To Close Entire Public Works Compound In Anna’s Hope
CHRISTIANSTED — On Tuesday, the Department of Public Works said its VITRAN St. Croix office will be closed until further notice. Today, DPW spokeswoman Renee Exius said “the entire Annas Hope Compound” would be closed “throughout the rest of the week.” “The Annas Hope Main Office is expected to reopen on Monday, January 11, while […]
Public Works Closes VITRAN Office Due To ‘Several’ Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Public Works is advising the community that effective immediately, VITRAN’s St. Croix office will be closed until further notice, due to at least two confirmed cases of COVID-19. “This closure will allow the department to properly disinfect the office to protect employees and clients,” DPW spokeswoman Renee Exius said today. […]