CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Republican National Committee will determine if John Canegata won, as he claims, re-election to a fourth term as the Virgin Islands Republican chairman during a caucus at Bluebeard’s Castle Resort on St. Thomas Saturday. Results from the caucus show Canegata receiving 56 votes — 100 percent of the votes cast — […]
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Boschulte Continues To Hammer Home That 1/3 Of Recent COVID-19 Cases Came From Limetree Bay Refinery
CHRISTIANSTED — Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte says while the global community learns to adapt to COVID-19, protecting lives and livelihoods while ensuring the territory’s economic survival is the order of the day for the foreseeable future. Boschulte said while there was a 5.6 percent increase in overall positive cases over the past 24 hours (from […]
Kmart Pharmacy Partners With ScriptDrop to Bring Home Rx Delivery To USVI
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois — Kmart will offer home deliveries of needed medical prescriptions via ScriptDrop. The pharmacy service comes amid significant recent developments at the intersection of retail and health care, a trend that promises to get a boost from the ongoing pandemic. “The need for prescription delivery has never been greater,” said Jennifer Speares Lehman, registered pharmacist […]
2 National News Reports Say U.S. Virgin Islands Has Experienced A ‘3,533%’ Increase In COVID-19 Cases
We’re Number One! Only it’s not something we want to number one in. The highest percentage point increase in COVID-19 cases in all of the United States and its territories. NBC News reported today that the U.S. Virgin Islands has seen a 3,533 percent jump in confirmed coronavirus cases compared to last month. BestLife online […]
John Canegata Faces Hearing Before Republican National Committee Over Legitimacy Of His USVI Chairmanship
CHARLOTTE — John Canegata faces the equivalent of a trial before the Republican National Committee in the lead-up to the party’s convention re-nominating President Donald Trump. The hearing will be held after a group of Republicans filed a 77-page contest — basically a lawsuit under national party rules — with the RNC against Canegata, GOP […]
Bryan’s COVID-19 Talk: 16 New Limetree Bay Refinery Workers Have Virus, Schools Won’t Open Until Sept. 8
CHRISTIANSTED — During his COVID-19 update today, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. said he is delaying the reopening of the territory’s schools until at least September 8 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge in the Virgin Islands. Bryan also said that the outbreak at Limetree Bay Refinery on St. Croix continues and that the government […]
Are License Plates Required For Cars In The USVI? If You Can See, You’d Think Not
CHRISTIANSTED — You could get into an accident trying to take pictures of all the vehicles on St. Croix that do not have a license plate on the front or back here. I know, because I have tried to take pictures of all the cars I see here driving with absolutely no license plate on […]
Feds Warn Taxpayers To Avoid Fraud Scams, Phishing Schemes As IRS Tax Deadline Looms
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert and Michael J. De Palma, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Miami Field Office, made the announcement today in an effort to remind taxpayers of the July 15 filing and payment deadline and warned against an increase in tax and COVID-19 scams. Due […]
In The Middle Of Hurricane Season, Lloyd’s Of London Says It Will No Longer Write Insurance Policies In USVI
LONDON — Blame it on coronavirus, but Lloyd’s of London has voluntarily given up its licences to write insurance policies in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Lloyd’s says the new policy is part of its broader focus on reinsurance — taking some high-risk portfolios from other insurers in the United States, where it is a market leader, according to Insurance Insider. In […]
COVID-19 SPIKE! St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John Set Records For New Infections: VIDOH
CHRISTIANSTED — The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the territory spiked on Wednesday with St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas all setting single-day records for new infections, according to the Virgin Islands Health Department (VIDOH). A COVID-19 Response Report released Wednesday shows 22 new cases territory-wide with 13 new cases on St. Croix, […]