An electrical service interruption which spanned across several distribution feeders in the St. Thomas - St. John district Monday morning resulted from equipment failure at a hurricane-damaged electrical substation and later, comp…
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer, marking a major milestone in the fight against the coronavirus as well as the push to build confidence in people that the vaccines are safe for …
…to temporarily cease its Tuesday and Thursday Covid-19 pop-up testing events on St. Croix and St. Thomas as the department sets out to improve its free testing options by expanding daily drive-through testing while prioritizing sy…
While Governor Albert Bryan contemplates his next steps following actions by the 34th Legislature to bring about change to the governance of WAPA, members of the embattled utility’s governing board and the authority’s top manageme…
…the 42nd and 43rd Covid-related deaths as a 62-year-old woman from St. John and a 58-year-old woman from St. Thomas, respectively. Moments ago, D.O.H. said in a release, "After further investigating cause of death and ensuring not…
…on the territory. According to the V.I. Dept. of Health, the latest death was a St. John resident 62 years of age. "After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department…
The issue of staffing shortages of nurses in the Virgin Islands is no secret and on Tuesday the committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services forwarded a bill to the Rules and Judiciary committee to aide recruitment efforts to…
…two major electrical service interruptions which affected all customers in the St. Thomas-St. John district Saturday and Sunday on "a combination of generator failures and a subsequent shortfall of generating capacity at the Rando…
…reported 401 active Covid-19 cases territory-wide, marking the first time the USVI has seen such a high number of reported active infections since the start of the pandemic. The data provided even more evidence of what local healt…
…earthquakes continue to occur, and they are cause for concern. In St. Vincent, the volcano, when it erupts, sends volcanic ash up its crater. The ash travels through the air and settles on cars, rooftops, open porches, and everyth…
…$250 dollars.” He added that individuals who receive the $250 will still be eligible for the “Vax-to-Win” lottery. There will be a special drawing dubbed “Healthcare Heroes” for healthcare workers, which includes selfsame prizes a…
…launched in March 2020 and has served more than 1,071,897 meals to students attending the territory’s public, private, and parochial schools since campuses closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, D.O.E. said. The department said p…
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