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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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EXCLUSIVE! John Canegata Out As Chairman of the Virgin Islands Republican Party

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s official: John Canegata is no longer chairman of the Republican Party in the Virgin Islands. That was the decision today after four hours of oral arguments…

VI Free Press August 21, 2020

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Tropical Depression 13 Projected To Be Near U.S. Virgin Islands At 2 a.m. Saturday

MIAMI — The center of Tropical Depression Thirteen was located near latitude 17.8 North, longitude 58.5 West at 5 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center. The depression is moving…

Bro Bot August 21, 2020

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Families Receiving SNAP Should Get $379 Per School-Age Child In P-EBT Benefits In 2 Weeks: DHS

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Families First Coronavirus Response Act includes a benefit called Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) for children who received free or reduced-price school meals in the 2019-2020 school year, but their school is…

VI Free Press August 20, 2020

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‘Prettyboy’ Ludvig Gets 2.75 Years In Prison For Having $638,000 Worth Of Cocaine In His Luggage To Atlanta

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who had 50 pounds of cocaine in his checked luggage at the Cyril E. King Airport got 2.75 years in prison from a…

John McCarthy August 20, 2020

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VING Helps Distribute USDA ‘Farmers To Families’ Food Boxes At Lionel Roberts Stadium

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands National Guard assisted with distributing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farmers to Families food boxes at the Lionel Roberts Stadium in St. Thomas. USDA…

VI Free Press August 20, 2020

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V.I. Council on the Arts Awarded Community Challenge Grant By AARP

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — V.I. Council on the Arts has been named a recipient of the 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant, one of 184 grantees selected in the United States. The grant is…

VI Free Press August 20, 2020

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Coast Guard Upgrades Port Condition To X-Ray In Anticipation of T.D. 13

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard set port condition X-ray for all ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands at 2 p.m. Wednesday, due to Tropical Depression…

Bro Bot August 20, 2020

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Tropical Depression 13 To Bring 1 To 3 Inches Of Rain To USVI As Tropical Storm Laura On Saturday: NHC

MIAMI — As Tropical Depression 13 continues to spin on a forecast track north of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a second tropical depression formed this morning in the Caribbean with…

John McCarthy August 20, 2020

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Coast Guard Says U.S. Virgin Islands Ports Could Be Affected By Tropical Wave Invest 98L On Friday

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard set Port Condition WHISKEY for the maritime ports in the U.S. Virgins Islands and Puerto Rico at 4 p.m. Tuesday, due to the strong…

John McCarthy August 19, 2020