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FEMA, Coast Guard Meet With USVI Officials About Emergency Preparedness

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Top territorial and federal officials gathered recently on St. Thomas to see how the federal government could better help the territory in a disaster. Federal Emergency Management…

VI Free Press June 30, 2021

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Police Looking For 76-Year-Old Man Who Has Been Missing On St. Thomas For 1 Year

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a missing 76-year-old man on St. Thomas. Warren A. Thomas is a Black male who stands 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs…

VI Free Press May 7, 2021

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3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts St. Thomas On Saturday; No Tsunami Effect: USGS

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — With the 3.4 magnitude earthquake that shook the northern U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, St. Thomas has now experienced two tremors in seven days. Luckily, the latest…

VI Free Press April 25, 2021

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Police Kept Busy By False Bomb Threat In St. Croix, Tsunami Hoax In St. Thomas

CHRISTIANSTED — Police responded this week to a bomb threat that backed up traffic on St. Croix and a hoax tsunami warning that caused confusion on St. Thomas. A bomb…

VI Free Press April 18, 2021

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V.I. Government Will Conduct A ‘Mock Drill’ Of Receiving Pfizer Vaccine … Before It Arrives

CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis provided some details on the distribution drill the Department of Health is conducting this week…

VI Free Press December 1, 2020

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‘Blue Skies’ Sand Bags Will Be Made Available Beginning This Week At Public Works, Fire Stations: VITEMA Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) is announcing that sandbags and sand will be distributed territory-wide on Thursday August 13. The bags will also be made…

Bro Bot August 9, 2020

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HERE WE GO, AGAIN! VITEMA Issues Alert About Tropical Wave Invest 92-L

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said it is closely monitoring Invest 92-L, a tropical wave in the central tropical Atlantic, for possible development over the…

John McCarthy July 26, 2020

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VITEMA Encourages Residents To Be Ready As 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Nears its Peak

CHRISTIANSTED — Daryl Jaschen, Director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), is encouraging the public to take time now to make sure they are ready for the…

VI Free Press July 23, 2020

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USVI Residents Must ‘Shelter In Place’ If A Hurricane Strikes Because Of Social Distancing Requirements

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands sheltering capacity will be "limited" at the start of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season due to American Red Cross physical distancing requirements brought…

VI Free Press May 31, 2020

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COVID-19 In USVI: 3rd Person Dies Of Coronavirus … Gov’t Won’t Say Where

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said that there has been a third death from the novel cororavirus in the territory. A text alert from…

John McCarthy April 18, 2020