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Puerto Rico, Unable to Vote, Becomes Crucial to United States Presidential Election

SAN JUAN — The campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are rallying people in a place where U.S. citizens cannot cast ballots but have the…

VI Free Press October 18, 2020

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Trump, Biden Go On Offense In States They’re Behind In To Try To Flip The Script

LAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offense today, with each campaigning in states they are trying to flip during the November 3…

VI Free Press October 18, 2020

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VIDOH Confirms 21st COVID-19 Death In The Territory Happened In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Health confirmed that the 21st COVID-19 related death occurred in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deceased was a 76-year-old woman on St. Thomas, the…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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44 Women Have Been Murdered In Trinidad & Tobago So Far This Year

PORT OF SPAIN — Some 44 women have now been killed on the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago this year. The last victim was a 23-year-old woman whose partially-clothed…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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CDC Lists U.S. Virgin Islands As A ‘Level 3’ Destination, Where Risk of Getting COVID-19 Is ‘High, Very High’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Six countries in the Eastern Caribbean have been deemed as safe for citizens from the United States to travel to— and the U.S. Virgin Islands is not…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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More Women And Infants Dying At Childbirth Due To COVID-19 Environment, The Lancet Says

BRIDGETOWN — More women and infants are dying at childbirth in Latin American and the Caribbean since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic this year, The Lancet reports. To slow…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020

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Juan Luis Hospital Goes Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Day Event

CHRISTIANSTED — The Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center conducted its first "JFL Goes Pink Education Day" in Estate Diamond Ruby. The hospital said it thanked "JFL staff…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020

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Yachts Anchored Too Closely Together In Magens Bay Get Local Citizens Riled Up

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Yachts apparently anchored too closely together on St. Thomas earned the ire of several concerned citizens on social media this weekend. Ronnie Lockhart of St. Thomas posted…

VI Free Press October 12, 2020

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USVI Expecting More Tourists From The U.S. Mainland With American Airlines Boosting Flights

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands is gearing up for tourists, expecting a major increase in American Airlines flights, beginning next month. Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte said that the…

VI Free Press October 11, 2020

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Lucinda Millin Home Residents Get Radios And COVID-19 Care Packages Courtesy of VIHA

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the territory’s low-income residents; especially its seniors. To lift their spirits and help them stay sanitized against COVID-19, the Virgin…

VI Free Press October 10, 2020