Puerto Rico's travel portal is verifying individuals vaccinated on the U.S. mainland, while the USVI has been hesitant to send the feature live, with Governor Albert Bryan expressing concern that it would lead to more Covid-19 transmission. Puerto Rico, just 40 miles away form the USVI also has the highest Covid-19 vaccination rate in all of the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Puerto Rico Department of Health. Employees working at the San Juan International Airport were able to quickly verify a Consortium reporter's vaccination status during a recent trip, though this reporter was vaccinated in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mr. Bryan last week told the Consortium that the USVI already has the capability to verify those vaccinated outside the territory, however he has been debating whether to…
Theron Thomas, a hitmaker whose written popular songs for some of the biggest names in music — Rihanna,…
The V.I. Dept. of Health on Sunday issued what it deemed a clarification of Governor Albert Bryan's…
The Covid-19 Task Force, created to help uphold local pandemic protocols put in place by the Bryan administration,…
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Halloween Event Planners Must Submit Special…
Staff Consortium October 17, 2021The V.I. Dept. of Health announced Saturday that any entity planning to conduct an event for Halloween…
Division of Festival Plans 'Vaccination Jam'…
Staff Consortium October 08, 2021The V.I. Dept. of Tourism has announced “Soca on the Pier”, an outdoor event on the island of St. Croix…
What Would Loosened Restrictions in the USVI…
Staff Consortium October 05, 2021Governor Albert Bryan over the weekend told the Consortium that he was prepared to loosen Covid-19 restrictions…
At this very moment, protesters are building embattlements at the Minnesota police headquarters after the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by Minnesota police officer Kim Potter. The killing, whi...
Tropical Ten Pins, the long-running bowling alley located in Castle Coakley, St. Croix, like many other businesses in the leisure industry was ordered closed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic th...
Reggae and Dancehall artist Tia, the U.S. Virgin Islands singing phenom whose music is widely known and loved locally, has been spreading her wings and dreams in an effort to expand her career globall...
Since the opening of the territory's vaccination centers at University of the Virgin Islands campuses in both St. Thomas and St. Croix, 7,199 vaccines have been administered at the sites with St. Thom...
The Reichhold Center for the Arts is launching a new project aimed at showcasing the artistic talents of Virgin Islanders, the University of the Virgin Islands announced Monday. The concert series, ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica is mourning the death of reggae legend Bunny Wailer who passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 73. The three-time Grammy award winner, whose given name was Ne...
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