CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Lottery has modernized in recent years, but enforcement has been virtually nonexistent, according to testimony during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Friday. Executive Director Raymond Williams said with the help of staff, “we have gone from an antiquated and outdated manual draw process to … the industry standard ‘Random […]
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Vax-To-Win Lottery Winner On St. Croix Is Nurse At La Grande Princesse Health Clinic
CHRISTIANSTED — One of the two latest winners of the “USVI Vax To Win” sweepstakes lottery is an nurse employed by a private health care clinic on the north shore of St. Croix. Naita Salmon is employed as an obstetrics nurse by Frederiksted Health Care Inc. and is a nurse practitioner (NP) with a Master […]
First Winner Of Vax Lottery Served Lunches To VIDOH Nurses At His Deli Every Week
CRUZ BAY — The first St. Thomas-St. John winner of the “Vax To Win USVI” lottery was actively involved informally in promoting the Virgin Islands Department of Health’s coronavirus educational awareness campaign on his home island of St. John, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. Ronald “Ron” Mosholder, the general manager of the North […]
After Starts, Stops And Hiccups, Lottery Announces $100,000 ‘Vax To Win’ Winners
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands government said that it would announce the winners of the “Vax To Win USVI” lottery on July 9. Then in the weekly Government House press conference last week, the government put up a graphic on screen that said the lottery winners would be announced on “Monday July 16.” Today, Monday […]
Bryan Says First Winners Of ‘Vax To Win USVI’ Lottery To Be Announced July 16
CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly Government House briefing today, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta expressed thoughts and prayers on behalf of Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Lt. Governor Tregenza A. Roach to residents of the British Virgin Islands as they struggle through a surge of COVID-19 cases that are increasing at an alarming rate. “I […]
Secrecy Surrounds Winners Of ‘Vax To Win USVI’ Lottery Drawing … None Announced
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two lucky people won $200,000 in the first ever General Vaccine Lottery on Friday — but Government House, the program itself and lottery officials — all won’t say who won. Governor Albert Bryan announced in late June that under his promotional campaign “Vax To Win USVI” one $100,000 winner would be drawn […]
New ‘Origin’ Machine Will Pick ‘Random’ Winners For Virgin Islands Lottery
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Raymond J. Williams, executive director of the Virgin Islands Lottery said he would like to invite the public to join him for a pair of town hall meetings: St. Croix on Monday March 9 at 6:00 p.m. at the Curriculum Center located at RR2 Kingshill, St. Croix. St. Thomas on Tuesday March 10 […]