Even in ordinary times, unpaid family caregivers in The Virgin Islands face a daunting set of daily tasks. Oftentimes with little or no training, they may be responsible for wound care, tube feedings, dressing, managing the finances and medical bills of their loved ones, transportation and more. Of course, these are no ordinary times. The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the lives of family caregivers, especially those with older loved ones who are most susceptible to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. It has added fear, anxiety, and isolation to an already stressful situation. Here in The Virgin Islands, routines have been upended as communities cope with this disease. The Governor of the Virgin Islands, Albert Bryan, Jr., issued a stay at home order, and many assisted living homes are still closed to visitors. Even as restrictions…
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Staff Consortium December 13, 2020Dear Editor, As you may be aware, VIGL has decided not to seek a renewal or extension of the Temporary…
Dear Virgin Islands Community, I am writing this letter on behalf of all the Substitute Teachers in the United States Virgin Islands. We are now going into the sixth pay period and have yet to be p...
Dear Editor, At a time when new national and local representatives are set to take office, the sobering reality is that we have critical issues to face as a Territory. Many of our pressing matters he...
Dear Editor, Now that the Constitutional Convention Referendum passed with resounding success, what is the next step? Well, now it is up to our Senators to draft and pass legislation that would conv...
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Dear Editor, Recently one particular family suffered a tragic loss. On Friday October 23, 2020 we gathered to celebrate her life. Let’s not let the loss of her life and the other lives be in vain....
Leaving the military is similar to immigrating to a new country: the reputation you earned, the education you achieved, and the skills you built rarely translate on US soil. The people who most intima...
Labor Commissioner Gary Molloy won't allow employees to go outside to address burdened and struggling unemployed Virgin Islanders, some of whom for months haven't received a dime of unemployment benef...
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Governor Albert Bryan burned a lot of political capital on the failed debt refinancing attempt. But one thing the governor has to be given credit for is his effort to find solutions to address the lo...
Governor Albert Bryan's debt refinancing deal that he pitched to the bond market has turned up empty. The plan sought to refinance debt backed by the territory's Internal Revenue Matching Fund to real...
The 2017 hurricane season was one of the most challenging missions in FEMA’s 40-year history. In less than three weeks hurricanes Irma and Maria would leave trails of devastation across the entire t...
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