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25/12/2021

The ship, the Odyssey of the Seas, represents the cruise line’s second mass infection this month.

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11/10/2021

Happening now: A small plane crashed in Santee, California Monday afternoon, killing at least two people including a UPS employee, authorities said.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/11/us/san-diego-area-plane-crash/index.html

30/09/2021

The streaming service announced that videos that contain vaccine misinformation will be removed.

07/08/2021

23/05/2021

A major electrical service interruption is affecting all customers in St. Thomas - St. John district following the loss of generation capacity at the Randolph Harley Power Plant. A WAPA spokesperson said plant personnel are “working to restore service to all customers.”

12/05/2021

House Committee to meet today on resolution condemning Insular Cases.

via The Virgin Islands Daily News

12/05/2021

A product update from the Mint Team 📰

06/04/2021

📰🚨Breaking News: Travelers arriving in the Virgin Islands face years in jail and thousands in fines for forging COVID-19 test results, according to the The Virgin Islands Daily News.

A traveler to St. Croix, who admitted to forging COVID-19 test results, appears to be among the first of the territory’s crackdown on fraudulent use of the online portal travelers must use to enter the Virgin Islands.

20/03/2021

With hundreds of songs under their belt, R. City is widely known in the industry for producing bangers.

We sourced many of these songs from R. City’s official Tidal profile, and put together a list of 5 Musicians Evolving the Sound of R&B in the Virgin Islands. Here are 20 R&B tracks written or produced by R. City:

09/03/2021

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08/03/2021

St. Croix's Booming Street Art Scene Aims to Boost Community Morale

06/03/2021

“In the Virgin Islands, we've long had universal health-care,” Mapp said. But that statement was false and misleading.

Ads A version of this story appeared on State of the Territory News in August 2017. This story was revised and updated in 2021. Charlotte…

06/03/2021

We’re a little cooler on Twitter, follow us for updates and random polls about the Virgin Islands! 📈✍🏾

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06/03/2021

DeJoy said he would continue his plans to raise shipping prices and begin implementing significant reforms to the agency's product offerings and services.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy apologized for service delays during his testimony before the House Oversight Committee last week. But he warned that the U.S. Postal Service is "in a death spiral." Get used to me," DeJoy said during testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in late...

06/03/2021

For Virgin Islands History Month 🇻🇮 “KJ Dezīn” would like to bring something fun, educational, and exciting for all eyes to see‼️ Each day starting next week would be something different so don’t miss out on what we have in store 😱😁

05/03/2021

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy apologized for service delays during his testimony before the House Oversight Committee last week. But he warned that the U.S. Postal Service is "in a death spiral."

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy apologized for service delays during his testimony before the House Oversight Committee last week. But he warned that the U.S. Postal Service is "in a death spiral." Get used to me," DeJoy said during testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in late...

05/03/2021

According to campaign disclosures, Plaskett, a fourth-term Democrat, managed to raise an extraordinary $433,577.64 on the campaign trail between January 2019 and November 2020.

Ads Washington D.C. 𑁋 Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett collected over a quarter of a million dollars in campaign contributions between January 2017 and December 2018. According…

28/02/2021

Breaking News: The FDA on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the third vaccine to be approved in the US. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine only requires one shot, while the Pfizer and Moderna versions require two.

18/02/2021

Announcement from the Virgin Islands Department of Health:

Free COVID-19 and HIV testing this Saturday, Feb 20th at Tutu Park Mall USVI. $20 gift cards will be given to the first 50 people to test for HIV. Testing is fast and confidential.

Preregister here: http://ow.ly/wEff50DDH2k

18/02/2021

17/02/2021

The Virgin Islands Department of Labor issued 53,684 checks to boost the territory’s battered workforce. Developments surrounding Covid-19 infections, including ongoing federal assistance programs, were shared on the official Government House YouTube channel.

Ads Charlotte Amalie 𑁋 Government House said that $44 million in unemployment insurance checks had been issued. The Virgin Islands Department of Labor issued 53,684…

17/02/2021

President Joe Biden said during a CNN town hall Tuesday that vaccinating teachers should be a high priority for states and territories fighting the spread of Covid-19.

Ads Charlotte Amalie 𑁋 President Joe Biden said during a CNN town hall Tuesday that vaccinating teachers should be a high priority for states and…

17/02/2021

Developing story: Severe weather around the US will delay Covid-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming days, the CDC says.

“CDC and federal partners are working closely with the jurisdictions, as well as manufacturing and shipping partners, to assess weather conditions and help mitigate potential delivery delays and cancellations,” a CDC spokesperson said.

17/02/2021

Ads Charlotte Amalie 𑁋 In 2019, a deceased 38-foot baleen whale washed ashore near the Florida everglades. Now, researchers believe the individual may be a…

16/02/2021

Breaking News: The NAACP filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, claiming that they violated a 19th-century statute, the Ku Klux Klan Act, when they tried to prevent the certification of the election on Jan. 6.

16/02/2021

The groundbreaking discovery comes as the scientific community continues probing maritime noise produced by busy shipping lanes and dive deeper into how ocean pollution affects different marine life forms.

Ads Charlotte Amalie 𑁋 In 2019, a deceased 38-foot baleen whale washed ashore near the Florida everglades. Now, researchers believe the individual may be a…

16/02/2021

The U.S. Virgin Islands has a fragile relationship with the United States, and visitors, tourists, and even lawmakers need to understand why.

Ads Charlotte Amalie 𑁋 The U.S. Virgin Islands is one of five disenfranchised U.S. territories that have never participated in a presidential election, despite some…

15/02/2021

BREAKING NEWS: Criminal Probe of Trump in Georgia Expands to Include Lindsey Graham

A Georgia district attorney is investigating whether Graham violated state law in a call with an elections official.

15/02/2021

Announcement from VITEMA 𑁋 The COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Call-Center will be closed today, February 15, 2021, in observance of President’s Day.

Online vaccine scheduling and registration will remain available 24/7 at www.vitema.vi.gov/news/covid-19-vaccination for all government agencies and organizations currently included in Phases 1a and 1b and all senior residents aged 65 years or older. Registration forms are available in both
English and Spanish.

Call center hours will resume Tuesday, February 16, 2021, with operators available from 8:30 am until 3:00 pm Monday through Friday at 340-777-(VACS)
8227.

14/02/2021

The House managers said that the former president’s speech, delivered before a violent insurrection, was not an isolated event and was part of a broader campaign to delegitimize state election results that didn’t favor him.

As House impeachment managers narrowed their sights on President Donald Trump’s legal defense’s vulnerable areas, the Senate voted to allow witnesses today. The impeachment argued that Trump’s January 6 rally, which happened just before a violent mob of Trump loyalists, breached the Capitol Bu...