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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

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Biggs Taps 2 Women For Top Posts At VIEDA’s Economic Development Bank

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Kelly Thompson Webbe and Monique Samuel were recently appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of the Economic Development Bank (EDB), respectively, at the Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy August 1, 2021

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9 Years In The Making, Labor Department Finally Spends $9M On Job Force Training

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — ICF International said it will support local disaster recovery efforts by implementing a workforce development program aimed at training Virgin Islanders for opportunities in hospitality, health care, information technology and…

John McCarthy July 30, 2021

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Human Services Closes Offices On St. Thomas And St. Croix Due To COVID-19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS), confirmed Thursday night that it closed the Anna’s Hope Head Start Administrative Office in St. Croix and the Knud…

John McCarthy July 30, 2021

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Social Security Offers You Clarity About Your Account ‘In Plain Language’

Some of the terms and acronyms people use when they talk about Social Security can be a little confusing. We are here to help you understand all you need to…

Victor Rodriguez July 29, 2021

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911 Emergency Call Centers Experience ‘Service Interruptions’ On 3 Islands

KINGSHILL — The 911 Emergency Call Centers in the St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John districts was experiencing service interruptions on Wednesday. Residents unable to reach 911 are asked to…

John McCarthy July 29, 2021

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3 Men, 1 Woman Arrested In ‘Bump-And-Run’ Midnight Carjacking On Vets Drive

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating an armed robbery-carjacking that began when the perpetrators purposely crashed into the victims' car on Veteran’s Drive just after midnight on Monday, authorities said.…

John McCarthy July 29, 2021