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April 11th, 2020
50 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in USVI; 43 recoveries so far

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - The USVI Department of Health on Thursday revealed that five additional positive coronavirus cases brought the number of people in the territory who have been infected with the disease to 50. The department did not send the alert of new cases through the VITEMA Alert system.

March 17th, 2020
2nd case of Coronavirus confirmed in USVI

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A second case of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), the Department of Health (DOH) announced Monday evening, March 17, 2020.

November 10th, 2019
Road Town Fast Ferry adds 5:30pm trip from Charlotte Amalie to RT

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Effective today November 10, 2019, and continuing until the end of the year, Road Town Fast Ferry has added a 5:30 PM boat from Charlotte Amalie in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) to Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands (VI), according to the USVI Ports Authority.

August 24th, 2019
2 injured, 1 dead in St. Thomas USVI shooting

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ST. THOMAS, USVI — A man and a 15-year-old minor were shot on Seventh Day Street in St. Thomas this morning, with the adult male succumbing to his injuries, The Consortium has learned. V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte confirmed the incident, and said the shooting occurred at roughly 10:00 a.m, today Saturday, August 24, 2019.

July 11th, 2019
Dr Jerry R. Smith installed as President of Rotary Club of St Thomas II

ST. Thomas, USVI - Dr Jerry R. Smith was installed as the 41st President of the Rotary Club of St Thomas II along with the 2019-2020 Board of Directors.

April 23rd, 2019
FEMA Awards $4.1M for repairs to Clinton Phipps Racetrack

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ST. THOMAS, USVI — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Monday, April 22, 2019, announced that it has awarded $4.1 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands for construction work at the Clinton Phipps Racetrack on St. Thomas.

February 25th, 2019
40 year sentence for US man in 2014 St Thomas killing

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ST. THOMAS, USVI — A North Carolina man who confessed to killing his roommate more than four years ago has been handed a 40-year prison sentence with credit for time already served, Department of Justice Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen announced Friday.

January 20th, 2019
USVI Gov Bryan signs Medicinal Marijuana Bill

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - After returning to the territory from meetings with cruise industry executives, United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Albert Bryan Jr has signed into law, a bill that legalizing medicinal marijuana industry in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

January 16th, 2019
Three injured in St. Thomas USVI shooting

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EMERALD HILL, St. Thomas, USVI - Three men were injured in the wee hours of Monday, January 7, 2019, during a shooting in St. Thomas, USVIPD Public Information Officer, Glen Dratte has announced.

January 8th, 2019
Bryan Jr. now officially the 9th Governor of USVI

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EMANCIPATION GARDEN, St Thomas, USVI - Albert Bryan Jr, on Monday, January 7, 2019, took the Oath of Office as the ninth elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), capping off a momentous journey that was years in the making.

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