SAN JUAN — A U.S. Navy destroyer is believed to have a significant coronavirus outbreak on board as it carries out a counter-narcotics mission in
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Bryan Says $75 Million From CARES Act Will Go For Stimulus Checks … And ‘WAPA Subsidies’
CHRISTIANSTED — During a press conference Wednesday to update residents on COVID-19, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. said the government received $75 million from the federal
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COVID-19 Patients To Be Moved To ‘Training Institute’ On Grounds Of National Guard Armory In Bethlehem
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands National Guard said it is working with the Virgin Islands government and its federal partners to convert the 210th Regional Training
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Governor Bryan Asks Congressional Leaders For More COVID-19 Relief
CHRISTIANSTED — In his continuing efforts to lobby the federal government for help in the territory’s fight against COVID-19, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. sent a
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ECLAC Seeks To Help Disabled, Elderly, Poor, During Time of COVID-19
BRIDGETOWN — Social protection systems are coming under considerable pressure with the implementation of mitigation strategies to control the spread of COVID-19 in the Caribbean.
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Empty Resorts Spell Long Crisis For Caribbean As Coronavirus Hits Home
VARADERO, Cuba — No one is swimming in the turquoise Caribbean waters of Cuba’s Varadero beach resort, nor lounging on its white, palm-fringed beaches. Its
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Bryan Confirms 3rd COVID-19 Death, Says He Was A 77-Year-Old St. Croix Man
CHRISTIANSTED — A 77-year-old St. Croix man with “underlying health issues” was the third person to die of COVID-19 in the territory, Governor Albert Bryan,
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United States’ COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 40,000
WASHINGTON — The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States rose by nearly 2,000 in the past 24 hours to reach 40,661 on Sunday (April 19),
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Vietnam’s Vingroup Will Produce Ventilators In COVID-19 fight
HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam’s biggest listed firm Vingroup said on Friday it will produce ventilators for the Southeast Asian country’s fight against the
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DLCA Says Price Of Gasoline Is Going Down On St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, (DLCA) said it is meeting with “every fuel retailer and wholesaler to discuss not only the impact of
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