Tag: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH)

Education And Online News Outlet Battle Over The Reality Of Virtual Graduations

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Ivanna Eudora Kean (IEKHS) and Charlotte Amalie (CAHS) high schools will retain plans to host hybrid-walkthrough graduation ceremonies on May 20 and 21, respectively, contrary to a misleading and error-filled article published on May 19 by the Virgin Islands Consortium, the Department of Education said today. The Consortium article suggested that an […]

REFINERY FROM HELL! Limetree Bay Shuts Down After Spewing Oil On St. Croix Roofs

CHRISTIANSTED — Limetree Bay has suspended production and residents of Enfield Green in Frederiksted are being asked to disconnect their cisterns after the refinery sprayed more oil over homes, rendering area water unsafe to drink. New noxious odors began Wednesday around noon, a week after similar gases permeated the west end of St. Croix for […]

VING, Fire Service HAZMAT Unit Conduct Air Quality Monitoring Inside Limetree Bay

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands National Guard’s Civil Support Team (CST), in conjunction with the Virgin Island Fire Department’s HAZMAT unit, took its air quality monitoring and testing inside the Limetree Bay refinery Sunday after finding elevated levels of sulfur dioxide near the refinery on Saturday. The team spent more than four and a half […]

Limetree Bay Refinery Agrees To Resume Air Monitoring After EPA Violation Sticks

CHRISTIANSTED — The owners of the troubled Limetree Bay refinery have agreed to resume sulfur dioxide monitoring, days after the EPA notified the company that it was in violation of the Clean Air Act. Reuters News Service reported exclusively that the sulfur dioxide monitors near the refinery were not operating in March. Recent incidents at […]

Governor Bryan Asks Senate To Extend COVID-19 State of Emergency For 2 Months

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — On Saturday May 1, Governor Albert Bryan sent down proposed legislation to Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory requesting a 60-day extension to the current State of Emergency he proclaimed in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current State of Emergency extension is set to expire on Friday, May 7, and […]

EPA To Determine How Long Limetree Bay Refinery Emitted Toxic Gas On St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to send experts and staff to a recently reopened St. Croix refinery as soon as this week to conduct an investigation, the agency said in a Tuesday statement after some residents said an odor coming from the refinery caused them to feel ill. The Limetree Bay refinery […]

Toxic Gas From Limetree Bay Refinery Closes Schools, St. Croix’s Vaccine Center

CHRISTIANSTED — A flammable toxic gas coming from St Croix’s recently reopened refinery that caused schools to close was caused by excess emissions of hydrogen sulfide, DPNR officials admitted on Friday. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) is advising people with respiratory ailments such as allergies, lung disease and asthma to consider taking […]

Health Commissioner Breaks Down Health Risks From Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure

CHRISTIANSTED — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) advises the community that the department has confirmed that there were elevated concentrations of H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide) in the No. 8 flare header at the Limetree Bay Refinery. DPNR is in close communications with the facility, and an investigation is […]

TEXAS TURNCOAT! Fugitive Female Flew To St. Thomas After Falsifying Form: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Texas woman detained at the St. Thomas airport on Thursday for being a fugitive from justice was re-arrested the next day after authorities said she also falsified her COVID-19 test results online. Breanna Kathleen Ward, 34, of Kingwood, Texas, was arrested Friday and charged with making fraudulent claims upon the government, […]

Health Department Confirms 27th Person Has Died From COVID-19 In USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Health Department confirmed Thursday that an 81-year-old St. Thomas man is the territory’s 27th death related to COVID-19. “The department continues to work to slow the spread of COVID-19,” VIDOH said. “Please continue to follow these precautionary measures: stay at home, practice social distancing, wear a mask when in […]