Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has said she does not believe that the $40 million in stimulus payments for employees both private and public who worked throughout the pandemic is limited to those making $70,000 or less, stating that such a restriction would hurt those who supported the territory the most during the pandemic. Each U.S. state, territory and tribal government will receive their portion of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, which includes an amount for Premium Pay stimulus checks. The U.S. Virgin Islands was allocated $547.1 million from ARPA, and as of January the territory was in receipt of $531 million. For the Premium Pay program, $40 million was set aside for the Virgin Islands. All the funds are sitting in the territory's two major banks, First Bank and Banco Popular, according to Governor Albert…
The work of the Department of Property and Procurement is now conducted mainly online, and this will…
The V.I. Dept. of Health on Tuesday announced that a 60-year-old woman became the 98th Virgin Islander…
Governor Albert Bryan will say tonight during his State of the Territory Address that 62 percent of…
Omicron Wave Subsiding as Cases Continue to Decrease…
Ernice Gilbert January 24, 2022The Omicron wave of Covid-19 that affected the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this month when active cases…
V.I. Dept. of Health Announces 96th Death Related…
Staff Consortium January 21, 2022The V.I. Dept. of Health on Friday announced two deaths related to Covid-19. The first was a 67-year-old…
67-Year-Old Man Dies of Covid-Related Causes,…
Staff Consortium January 21, 2022The USVI has lost a 67-year-old man to health complications related to Covid-19, announced the V.I.…
Immunity From Prior Infection Gave Better Protection…
Ernice Gilbert January 20, 2022A previous infection from Covid-19 provided better protection than vaccination against the virus during…
The V.I. Dept. of Health reported a significant reduction in active Covid-19 cases in the territory Tuesday, though the probability of interacting with an infected person remains high, a senior health...
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The U.S. Virgin Islands had 2,322 total active Covid-19 infections as of Saturday, with the latest data from the V.I. Dept. of Health showing 239 new cases. Those numbers are up 83 cases from Friday'...
Guidelines created by Democrats in Congress and the Biden administration and issued by the U.S. Treasury relative to how funds from the American Rescue Plan Act should be spent, require local governme...
Cruise ships will no longer need to follow Covid-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention beginning tomorrow, the day the federal health authority's Conditional Sailing Order ...
The V.I. Dept. of Health's Thursday Covid-19 data revealed an edging up of active cases. According to the department, cases increased to 2,169 from Wednesday's 1,960, a difference of 209 active infe...
Essential public sector workers as well as those in the private sector who earn more than $70,000 per year will not qualify for the one-time stimulus payment that will be provided to those who had to ...
Virgin Islands businesses such as Home Depot, Plaza Extra East and other big firms will not have to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for their employees, following a Thursday ruling by the U.S. S...
Senator Novelle Francis on Wednesday had some pointed words for officials of the V.I. Housing Finance Authority, which is responsible for administering the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). ...
The V.I. Dept. of Health reported only 78 new Covid-19 infections Wednesday, a sign that cases continue to level off following the massive decrease in active infections reported Tuesday when well over...
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