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2 More Deaths Confirmed By VIDOH, Bringing USVI Death Toll To 14, Nine Dead In STT

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed two additional deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the territory’s virus death toll to 14. The dead were identified…

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DHS Says P-EBT Benefits For USVI Families Start Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced the distribution of food assistance to over 13,000 children (from schools that participated in the School Lunch Program) totaling…

August 26, 2020

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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.…

August 22, 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…

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…

August 20, 2020

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7 Ways Modern Workplaces Are Changing Year On Year

Every single day, businesses are adapting to our ever-changing world. It is impossible to say that the way workplaces are running today will be how they will run forever. All…

August 17, 2020

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Bureau of Motor Vehicles Closed To End Of The Month Due To COVID-19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Director Barbara Jackson-McIntosh said that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will be temporarily closed to the motoring public from August 17 to 28. As Governor Bryan has…

August 14, 2020

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Police Central Records Office, Firearms Bureau and Fingerprinting Services Closed Starting Monday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Due to Governor Albert Bryan, Jr.’s Stay-at-Home Order and VIPD’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the territory, Central Records Bureau offices, Firearms Bureau offices…

August 14, 2020

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Mexican Hand Sanitizer Causes ‘Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Abdominal Pain’ And Is Recalled By FDA

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) Division of Consumer Affairs, notifies the public that on, July 30, 2020, Albek de Mexico S.A. de C.V issued a…

August 12, 2020

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U.S. Virgin Islands Added To New York’s ‘Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine’ List

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the U.S. Virgin Islands and two states have been added to New York’s mandatory 14-day quarantine travel list. Four states, Alaska,…

August 12, 2020