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As Delta Strain Runs Rampant In The USVI, Roach Orders Beaches Closed At 4 p.m.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As active COVID-19 cases continue increasing among unvaccinated Virgin Islanders in the Territory, Acting Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. issued an executive order modifying a number of…

John McCarthy August 6, 2021

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Learn Online How Social Security Can Improve Your Life

With more people learning online, we would like to highlight some of the digital resources we have for educators. Chances are a student will know someone who receives retirement, disability…

Victor Rodriguez August 6, 2021

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St. Croix Hospital Says WhatsApp Message About Gas Refueling Causing COVID Is Fake

SUNNY ISLE — A WhatsApp message that stated “the hospital sent a message saying the Delta variant appears to be spreading rapidly through the refueling pump” and further states precautions…

John McCarthy August 5, 2021

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Delta Variant To Halt VITRAN Bus Service In St. Thomas-St. John This Week: DPW

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works is advising the community that effective immediately all St. John VITRAN operations will be suspended until further notice. On St. Thomas, fixed…

John McCarthy August 5, 2021

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VIPD: Lovers Turn To Knife Play After Cell Phones And Cash Go Missing In Contant

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A lover's quarrel turned on the edge of a knife after cell phones and cash went missing from an apartment on St. Thomas, authorities said. Shawn A.…

John McCarthy August 4, 2021

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VIPD Closes Records Bureau On St. Thomas Due 2 ‘Circumstances Beyond Our Control’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department said that "due to circumstances beyond their control," the Records Bureau offices on St. Thomas will be closed today, August 4. The…

John McCarthy August 4, 2021

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New USVI COVID-19 Protocol For Cruise Ships Improves Royal Caribbean’s Safety

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Royal Caribbean International said the territory won't allow cruise ships to visit its ports unless all passengers ages 12 and up are vaccinated against COVID-19. The local…

John McCarthy August 3, 2021

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‘Contaminated’ Juan F. Luis Hospital Makes Healthy People Sick With COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Thomas gets four times as many tourists from the U.S. mainland as St. Croix. So you'd expect to see more hospitalizations in Charlotte Amalie than in Diamond…

John McCarthy August 2, 2021

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Tourism Chief Tells U.S. Tourists Territory Is Safe To Visit Despite Delta Variant Surge

MIAMI — Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte was in Florida over the weekend telling reporters that the territory is a model of success in the Caribbean — thanks in large part…

John McCarthy August 2, 2021

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Territory’s 37th COVID-19 Victim Is 67-Year-Old Woman On St. Croix: VIDOH

SUNNY ISLE — The Health Department confirmed this weekend that a 67-year-old St. Croix woman is the latest victim of COVID-19 in the territory, bringing the death toll to 37…

VI Free Press August 1, 2021