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University Outfits Local Hospitals With 70 Much-Needed Respiratory Masks

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has extended a philanthropic hand by producing 3-D respiratory masks. Personal protective gear is…

VI Free Press April 8, 2020

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D-SNAP Emergency Food Stamps Won’t Happen Without Presidential Disaster Declaration

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services has announced that Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) has not been implemented in the territory. There is no Presidential Disaster Declaration…

Bro Bot March 31, 2020

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Human Services’ Medical Assistance Program (MAP) Will Take New Applicants

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS) Medical Assistance Program provides its members access to healthcare services such as inpatient hospital services, outpatient services, clinic services, laboratory and…

Bro Bot March 27, 2020

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Education’s ‘No V.I. Child Goes Hungry’ Program Begins Tomorrow

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education said late Tuesday that it is distributing breakfast and lunch to students attending territorial public, private and parochial schools in its…

Bro Bot March 25, 2020

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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…

Bro Bot March 18, 2020

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U.S. Official: Disaster Recovery Pace To Speed Up In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said today that while the pace of federally funded projects to help hurricane and…

VI Free Press February 25, 2020

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Burning Candles During Blackout At Haiti Orphanage Kills 15 Children In Fire

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Fifteen children died in a fire that swept overnight through an orphanage in Haiti run by a U.S. religious group, authorities said on Friday, triggering renewed controversy over…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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State National Guards Expand Recovery Efforts In Puerto Rico After Quakes

AUSTIN, Texas — About 1,300 service members from the National Guard and the Army Reserve are now providing shelter for thousands of Puerto Ricans left homeless by a series of…

VI Free Press January 26, 2020

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Deadly Earthquake Leaves Puerto Rico With No Power, No Water And Residents Fear More To Come

GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people and collapsing buildings in the southern part of…

VI Free Press January 8, 2020

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Old People To Learn Importance Of Avoiding Falls In Free St. Croix Class

CHRISTIANSTED — People of all ages experience a fall from time to time, but as we get older, the results of a fall pose a serious health risk to people.…

VI Free Press January 3, 2020