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Pandemic Forces 62-Year-Old Women Into Sex Trade In Mexico … Just To Buy Food

MEXICO CITY — Hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced former sex workers in Mexico back into the trade years after they left, made it more dangerous and reduced…

VI Free Press April 9, 2021

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Norwegian Cruise To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination For Guests And Crew

HAMILTON — Cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said today it would require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all guests and crew when it restarts trips from U.S. ports in…

VI Free Press April 5, 2021

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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 to a qualifying family of…

VI Free Press March 15, 2021

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Health Department Doesn’t Use COVID-19 Vaccine Currently On Hold In Europe

CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Virgin Islands does not use the COVID-19 vaccine that is currently on hold in Europe. According to the Virgin Islands Department of Health website, the VIDOH…

VI Free Press March 15, 2021

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Vieques With No Food Or Gas For Days After Cargo Ship Breaks Down

VIEQUES, Puerto Rico — At the María Simmons school, hundreds lined up on a recent morning to receive their COVID-19 shots in Vieques, an island off Puerto Rico’s eastern shores.…

VI Free Press March 15, 2021

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USVI Residents Can Now Schedule Vaccinations Online Through VIDOH Website

CHRISTIANSTED — During today’s Government House weekly press briefing, Virgin Islands Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said that residents can fill out the required paperwork and schedule an appointment to get vaccinated…

VI Free Press March 8, 2021

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DEATH OF INTIMACY: COVID-19 Has Killed Couple’s Sex Drives … Netflix And Carbs Pick Up The Slack

OTTAWA — Many spouses feel trapped under one roof. Amidst the endless tension, uncertainty and similarity of pandemic life, many couples find that the bandwidth for intimacy is gone. The…

VI Free Press March 1, 2021

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After 18 Years At Tutu Park Mall, Subway Closing Its Doors For Good Tomorrow

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — With a nod to the effects of coronavirus on people's purchasing habits, the world's largest submarine sandwich chain will close one of its four locations on St.…

VI Free Press February 27, 2021

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Human Service’s Mars Hill Head Start Center Closed Until March 4, DHS Says

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services said Monday that they are immediately closing the Mars Hill Head Start location to staff (students have not been attending in…

VI Free Press February 24, 2021

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Caribbean Travel Marketplace Goes Virtual In 2021

For the first time in nearly 40 years, Caribbean Travel Marketplace, the annual gathering where Caribbean hospitality and tourism professionals meet with regional colleagues and international buyers and sellers, will…

VI Free Press February 23, 2021