COVID-19 In Caribbean: Dominican Republic Leads With 4,126 Cases, 200 Deaths
SANTO DOMINGO — The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus is back on an uptick in the last few days despite showing slight signs of slowing this week. The total…
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72-Year-Old Woman On St. Thomas Becomes 2nd Person To Die Of COVID-19 In USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 72-year-old woman on St. Thomas became the second person to die of the novel coronavirus in the territory, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. said in a press…
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DHS To Discuss COVID-19 SNAP, MAP Benefits And Senior Citizens Affairs Today
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Office of the Governor has launched a series of casual interviews with prominent government officials. In today’s interview, Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez will be interviewed…
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St. Thomas TSA Officer Dies Of COVID-19 In Atlanta, Georgia On Monday
ATLANTA — A Transportation Security Administration security screener from St. Thomas who worked at the domestic terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has died of the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday. TSA…
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FBI Expects A Rise In Cryptocurrency Scams Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON — Fraudsters are leveraging increased fear and uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money and launder it through the complex cryptocurrency ecosystem. People of all ages, including…
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DPW Says Buses You See On Roads This Month Are To Train New Bus Drivers … Not To Pick Up Riders
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works is advising the public, that while VITRAN’s Fixed Route service remains suspended, residents will notice buses on roadways starting April 20. The buses…
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Anderson Stewart Gives $1 Million To USVI To Fight COVID-19 In The Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. and the Anderson Stewart Family Foundation announced Friday that the foundation has given a grant of $1 million to the Virgin Islands Department…
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WHO Investigates Reports of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Testing Positive Again
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing negative for the disease…
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COVID-19 In The USVI: 51 Confirmed Cases: 35 On STT; 14 On STX; 2 On STJ
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands' outbreak of the coronavirus has now infected at least 51 people, but the territory's death toll remained just one this weekend. Confirmed cases…
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Police Commissioner Velinor Answers Tough Questions About Violence In Hospital Ground: PART TWO
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor flew over to St. Thomas with a contingent of Special Operations Bureau Virgin Islands Police Department officers to get a first-hand look at…
