CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections (BOC) said it “continues to progress,despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which have affected
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Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith To Discuss Safety Of COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, the chairwoman of President Biden’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, will be the guest on the “Press Box” at 5:30
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Statement About Service From Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security
I want to update you about how things are going at the Social Security Administration. About a year ago, I took the unprecedented step to
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Tourism: Taking All Tourists Regardless Of Health Status Reaped Huge Dollar Rewards
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The numbers are in, and Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte said the territory did far better than its neighbors during the
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New Website For The USVI Means Poison Prevention Is Now At Your Fingertips
JACKSONVILLE — The Florida/USVI Poison Information Center is announcing a new website for residentsof the U.S. Virgin Islands in conjunction with National Poison Prevention Week.
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Health Department Offers COVID-19 Vaccines At DeCastro Clinic On St. John
CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Department of Health will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to residents on St. John from 8 a.m. to noon – beginning March
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Puerto Rico To Get $23 Billion In Federal Rescue Aid From Biden Administration
WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico’s economy will receive a jolt from billions of dollars of federal aid this year from the American Rescue Plan as the
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USVI Lags Behind Most Other Territories, U.S. Mainland In Being Fully Vaccinated
CHRISTIANSTED — If a Virgin Islander took a shot today — it was probably a Cruzan Rum shot — not the COVID-19 vaccine. That’s because
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Florida Companies Donate COVID-19 Rapid Tests To Barbados, St. Lucia
MIRAMAR, Florida — Two Florida companies have joined forces to donate over 20,000 rapid Antigen tests to the OECS member states and Barbados. The kits donated
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VERIFY: Can Government Take My $1,400 Stimulus Check To Pay For Child Support?
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — President Joe Biden signed the new $1.9 trillion rescue package last week, providing for payments to qualifying individuals of up to $1,400, with payments
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