SAN JUAN — Construction of the roughly $80 million Vieques hospital in Puerto Rico will begin in January, said the executive director of the central office
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Federal and Independent Safety Programs Improve Workplace Health and Safety
The latest figures for fatal occupational injuries in the Virgin Islands reveal just eight casualties, but, reflecting trends seen throughout the US, they all occurred in the
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HOLIDAY TRAVEL UPDATE: COVID, Flu Risk ‘Minimal’ in USVI, But ‘High’ in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON — COVID no longer plays the dominant role that it once did in most of our lives. But the risk of COVID — and
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Happy Danksgiving 2022! How Legal Weed Turned Thanksgiving Into A High Holiday
LOS ANGELES — It was a Thanksgiving tablescape like any other, Pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes and stewed greens jockeyed for space with elaborate flower arrangements,
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Senator-At-Large Expresses Concern About EPA Findings At The Port Hamilton Refinery
CHRISTIANSTED — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the federal government justissued an inspection report of the Port Hamilton refinery on St. Croix, and its
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Needed Medical Technology Deployed For The First Time in Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN — The first ever portable hematology analytical instrument by Sight Diagnostics called the OLO has been installed in the Caribbean to provide near-immediate Complete
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Infant Formula Distributed In The U.S. Virgin Islands Recalled By Abbott; 2nd Recall In 2022
STURGIS, Michigan — Infant formula manufacturer Abbott has recalled some of its Similac products that were distributed in the Caribbean, including on St. Thomas and
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Are You A Mosquito Magnet? It Could Be Your Smell
NEW YORK — A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell.
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Hair-Straightening Products Linked With Uterine Cancer Risk, Study Says
DURHAM — Hair-straightening products may significantly increase the risk of developing uterine cancer among those who use them frequently, a large study published on Monday
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Health Department Says COVID-19 Still Presents Challenges To The Territory
CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly Government House briefing this afternoon, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis said that active COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands continue
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