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 conference this afternoon. Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said the unidentified woman got COVID-19 virus from “community spread,” which meant that health officials don’t know for […]
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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 by Director of Strategic Operations and Interim Public Information Officer Michelle M. Francis. The interview will cover current hot topics like SNAP (formerlyFood Stamps), Medicaid […]
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 Officer Dian Phipps, 32, of Charlotte Amalie died Monday after getting sick with COVID-19. TSA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. […]
Bryan Floats $120 Million In Revenue Anticipation Notes To Fight COVID-19 In USVI
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. on Tuesday took action on four bills, including approving a measure allowing the government to issue up to $120 million in Revenue Anticipation Notes for government operations to fight the COVID-19 virus. Bill No. 33-0287 will help the U.S. Virgin Islands government mitigate cash flow issues resulting from the […]
Improper Disposal Of Masks And Gloves Are A Public Health Concern: VIWMA
FREDERIKSTED — As more residents use personal protective equipment (PPE) to slow the spread of the corona virus, COVID-19, the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) advises the public that the increase in improperly discarded gloves and masks is an environmental concern as well as a health concern in the territory. The VIWMA urges everyone […]
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 the elderly, are being victimized by criminals through cryptocurrency-related fraud schemes. Developments in cryptocurrency technology and an increasing number of businesses accepting it as payment […]
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 will be used for Mass Transit Bus Operator training purposes only and will continue until May 1. VITRAN will continue to provide ADA Paratransit services […]
Bryan Gets $7.8 Million In CARES Act Funding From Office of Insular Affairs
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. said today that the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs has given the U.S. Virgin Islands $7,863,776 in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act federal COVID-19 stimulus bill approved by Congress last week. “Although our territory has minimized COVID-19 well ahead […]
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 of Health for equipment and to provide services to residents in the department’s fight against COVID-19. The grant will be used to purchase items on […]
Trump Wants To Send More PPE To Italy … Country Most Responsible For Spread of COVID-19 To America
WASHINGTON — The United States got more “index cases” of COVID-19 from Europe, specifically Italy, which spread the coronavirus to 13 states and Puerto Rico — than it did from China, according to The Intercept. But President Donald Trump’s strategy was to keep the Chinese out of America — to the exclusion of Europe. He […]