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DLCA Wants Inventory List From Local Businesses

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr., declared a State of Health Emergency in the United States Virgin Islands on Friday. And the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs simultaneously issued…

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DHS Encourages Old People To Register With Them For Help In Times Of Disaster

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS), the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Virgin Islands Elections System, according to ACT NO. 805, hereby notifies the public that…

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WTJX-TV Builds Kids’ Awareness Of COVID-19 Prevention Measures

CHRISTIANSTED — While public schools, Head Start, as well as various private schools and day care centers are closed, the Virgin Islands Public Broadcasting System said it wants to inform…

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DLCA Establishes Safety Protocols To Try To Prevent Spread of COVID-19 In USVI

CHRISTIANSTED — Commissioner Richard Evangelista said today that his Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) is committed to the safety of the public in trying to prevent of the…

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DSPR Suspends After School Programs For 3 Weeks Due To COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — In light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation (DSPR) has taken the below preventative measures in alignment with the Department of…

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Human Services Ends Head Start Program For At Least 3 Weeks Due To COVID-19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (VIDHS) Head Start program will temporarily close classrooms territory-wide beginning today, The department said the shutdown is needed :to follow…

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Caribbean Centers For Boys & Girls V.I. Cancels Programs Due To COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — Following the State of Emergency Declaration by Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. on Friday, the Caribbean Centers for Boys & Girls V.I. said it is canceling after-school programs due…

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VING Anticipates Request To Use Its Bethlehem Facilities For COVID-19 Containment

FREDERIKSTED — While on a conference call with The Chief National Guard Bureau, Brigadier General Kodjo Knox-Limbacker led a staff walk-through of the 210th Regional Training Institute and the dining…

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COVID-19 Goes Pandemic: Cases Reported In Jamaica, Panama, Honduras: WHO

KINGSTOWN — In the Caribbean and Latin America, Jamaica, Panama and Honduras are all confirming that they have at least one case of the novel coronavirus. And the COVID-19 viral…

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Dominican Republic, St. Barts, St. Martin Have Killer Chinese Virus COVID-19

SANTO DOMINGO — Health authorities in the Dominican Republic, St. Martin and St. Barts said today that the coronavirus is present in at least one patient in their respective countries.…

VI Free Press March 1, 2020