ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Department of Health told The Consortium on Friday that it would work to improve its communication with medical evacuees sent to various states across the U.S., following a Consortium report that re…
…to effectively remove and dispose of approximately 130,000 pounds of stockpiled medical wastes at hospitals in St. Thomas and St. Croix. According to the release, EPA discussed medical waste disposal issues and needs with the St. …
ST. CROIX -- The cost to rebuild the U.S. Virgin Islands’ infrastructure after last month’s devastating Category 5 hurricanes is estimated at $5.5 billion dollars, Governor Kenneth Mapp said Thursday. According to Government House…
The Department of Health (DOH) will be distributing a limited supply of insulin to the uninsured and under-insured on St. Croix on today, Thursday, October 12 one day only. The DOH’s St. Croix Immunization Program will distribute …
ST. CROIX -- On Tuesday the Department of Health (D.O.H.) announced that services would be suspended on St. Croix at the Charles Harwood facility in Christiansted, due to power outage and lack of air conditioning. The building was…
…Recovery Team have begun emergency repairs of a nursing home in St. Thomas and an educational facility in St. Croix. DEMA is helping to restore two wings of the Sea View Nursing Home in St. Thomas well as the cafeteria. Lumber, pl…
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that over $1 million in low-interest disaster loans have been approved for businesses and residents of the Virgin Islands affected by Hurricane Irma. “Currently, 14 disaster loans h…
ST. THOMAS -- One thousand eight hundred and fourteen (1,814) students and 271 teachers reported to schools in the St. Thomas – St. John District (STTJ) as it opened the 2017-18 school year on Tuesday, the Department of Education …
ST. CROIX -- A man was pronounced dead after the vehicle he was driving collided into another, partially ejecting him from the vehicle, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Monday. The incident occurred on Sun…
ST. THOMAS -- The St. Thomas and St. Croix offices of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) suffered severe storm damage as a result of last month’s hurricanes, BMV Director Lawrence Olive has reported, according to a Government Hous…
The Virgin Islands Department of Education (D.O.E.), St. Thomas – St. John (STTJ) District will open its 2017-18 school year on Tuesday, October 10, D.O.E. announced late Friday. Due to some facilities requiring extensive repair w…
ST. CROIX -- U.S. Virgin Islanders who were directly impacted by hurricanes Irma or Maria and were receiving rental assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) before the storms should register with …
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