…The CDC said that among the 469 cases linked to the outbreak, almost 75 percent were fully vaccinated. And nearly 80 percent of the vaccinated individuals who got ill had symptoms of headache, sore throat, fever or cough. Addition…
…presence in the U.S. Virgin Islands continues to spread. The latest cases carried the territory's total to 251 active infections — one of the highest numbers for the entire pandemic in the USVI. St. Thomas accounted for most of th…
…Mr. Fleming was nominated by Mr. Thomas, who expressed no interest in keeping the position. Juanita Young was renominated for another year as board secretary. Young has chaired the board’s Audit and Finance Committee for several y…
…of the Delta variant of Covid-19 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the strain of the virus that research shows releases about 1,000 times more viral particles than the original variant, Governor Albert Bryan on Thursday ordered that the…
…the child care centers, as they would not be able to afford the cost otherwise. But D.H.S. up until recently was woefully behind in making payments to the child care providers, forcing those providers to reject some of the most vu…
…variant in the territory, which affects adults and children, it strongly suggests children age 12 and older get vaccinated as the most effective means of preventing severe illness and death related to the virus. D.O.H. said Infect…
…are now open for the 2021 cohort of Accelerate VI (AVI), a startup accelerator which supports the growth of the local tech ecosystem by helping tech entrepreneurs scale their businesses in the USVI. The program seeks to attract co…
Last updated at 7:33 a.m. on Wed. July 28, 2021. Government House announced Tuesday that Governor Albert Bryan has joined a delegation of Virgin Islands senators led by Senator Kenneth Gittens for a series of meetings outside of t…
ST. JOHN — The University of the Virgin Islands announced Tuesday that over twenty community volunteers removed more than 3,000 pounds of debris from the shoreline during the 2021 St. John Great Mangrove Cleanup. Volunteers ages 2…
…the territory's leader is expected to provide an update on the administration's strategy to combat the rising cases, which is being attributed to the Delta variant. The Delta variant is a highly transmissible strain of Covid-19 th…
…Services, and the VI Department of Public Works will begin the distribution of sandbags to homebound senior and physically challenged residents throughout the territory starting Thursday July 29 and Friday July 30, a release issue…
The V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue on Friday issued a release stating that taxpayers who have not filed tax form 1040 for 2019 should do so by Wednesday, July 28. B.I.R. said filing by July 28 will provide the bureau with adequat…
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