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Fire Service To Lift Burn Ban In The Territory On Monday, Government House Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Fire Service advisesthe general public that the ban on burning in the territory will be lifted onMonday. Although the ban will be lifted October…

VI Free Press October 1, 2020

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Government Updates Residents on COVID-19, P-EBT Cards and Medicare Advantage for Retirees

CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly press briefing to update residents about the status of the COVID-19 virus in the territory, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta, Jr. was joined by Human Services…

VI Free Press September 29, 2020

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Communications Director Asks Families To Be Patient About Receiving P-EBT

CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly press briefing, Richard Motta Jr., Director of Communications for the Office of the Governor, said that the Pandemic Electronic Benefits (P-EBT) program continues…

Bro Bot September 15, 2020

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VITRAN Mass Transit Bus Driver Training To Resume On Monday: DPW

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works is advising the public that while VITRAN’s Fixed Route service remains suspended residents will see buses on roadways starting Monday. The buses…

VI Free Press August 29, 2020

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Market Square On St. Thomas Closed To The Public Due To COVID-19 Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — At least seven park benches were temporarily removed from Market Square this afternoon by the COVID-19 Task Force as a way to enforce social distancing and promote…

John McCarthy August 26, 2020

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2 More Deaths Confirmed By VIDOH, Bringing USVI Death Toll To 14, Nine Dead In STT

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed two additional deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the territory’s virus death toll to 14. The dead were identified…

John McCarthy August 26, 2020

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Moody’s Upgrades V.I. Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Bonds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority announced that it received notice that Moody’s Investor Service has upgraded the tobacco settlement revenue non-liquid bonds of the Virgin Islands…

VI Free Press August 24, 2020

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Despite Stay At Home Order, The Number of People Testing Positive For COVID-19 Continues To Increase

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The number of people who test positive for COVID-19 continues to rise, especially in St. Thomas, despite the lockdown imposed by Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. on Monday.…

VI Free Press August 22, 2020

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Richmond Fire Station Closed For Cleaning, Sanitizing After Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Fire Service advises the public that the Herbert L. Canegata Fire Station, located in St. Croix has been temporarily closed due to an employee testing positive…

VI Free Press August 8, 2020

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It Took 3 Months To Recover From COVID-19, But For Sam The Sailor, St. Thomas Is A Place He Won’t Soon Forget

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — When Puerto Rico turned the freighter he was on away from its "rich" port in early May, things looked grim indeed for Sam the Sailor. After all,…

John McCarthy August 1, 2020