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Virgin Islands Lottery Postpones Next Drawing For 2 Weeks Due To COVID-19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In an emergency meeting held on Monday, the Virgin Islands Lottery Commission decided to postpone drawing #955 from tomorrow to April 16. "This is attributed to the…

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United States Gives $1.7 Million to Eastern Caribbean To Fight COVID-19

BARBADOS — The United States is mobilizing all necessary resources to respond rapidly to the COVID-19 pandemic, both at home and abroad. A total of $1.7 million will be made…

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‘Ghostbuster’ Dan Aykroyd Spotted At Cane Bay Monday Afternoon By St. Croix Man

CHRISTIANSTED — In a time of coronavirus, there was a celebrity spotting on St. Croix's beautifully-scenic North Shore. Longtime St. Croix resident Michael Belcheff said he struck up a conversation…

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DHS Encourages Old People To Register With Them For Help In Times Of Disaster

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS), the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Virgin Islands Elections System, according to ACT NO. 805, hereby notifies the public that…

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DLCA Establishes Safety Protocols To Try To Prevent Spread of COVID-19 In USVI

CHRISTIANSTED — Commissioner Richard Evangelista said today that his Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) is committed to the safety of the public in trying to prevent of the…

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DSPR Suspends After School Programs For 3 Weeks Due To COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — In light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation (DSPR) has taken the below preventative measures in alignment with the Department of…

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Caribbean Centers For Boys & Girls V.I. Cancels Programs Due To COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — Following the State of Emergency Declaration by Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. on Friday, the Caribbean Centers for Boys & Girls V.I. said it is canceling after-school programs due…

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UVI Board of Trustees Approves $40.2 Million Budget For 2021

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In the regular session of its quarterly meeting today, on the St. Thomas Campus, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees unanimously approved a Fiscal Year 2021…

VI Free Press March 7, 2020

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Detectives Find Missing St. Thomas Woman Safe And Sound At Shopping Mall

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman missing for four days was found by police safe and sound at a local shopping mall on Friday afternoon, authorities said. Detectives were…

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Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Science Club Learns Complexities Of Undersea World

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Michealrose Ravalier, the St. Thomas-St. John District 2020 Teacher of the Year, believes in the educational value of field trips. On January 17, Ravalier brought 18 members…

VI Free Press February 26, 2020