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Senate President Urges Health Officials To Install GPS On New Ambulances

ST. THOMAS -- Senate President Myron Jackson recently encouraged the Virgin Islands Department of Health to install global positioning system (GPS) capabilities on the new ambulances purchased for the territory, in order to better meet the emergency needs of all residents. “I have asked for GPS to be included as a feature as it would save precious time in responding to life-threatening and emergency situations,” Mr. Jackson said, following a press conference held two weeks ago at Schneider Regional Medical Center on St. Thomas. Such a feature would be in sync with territory-wide initiatives such as the Street Naming Project launched by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for a unified identification of property and residential location efforts, he said. Under Act No. 7866 (Bill No. 31-0224), the scope of the 2012 Police Fleet Project was expanded to include the acquisition of ambulances and emergency medical support vehicles for the Virgin Islands Department of Health. Act No. 7876 (...