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USVI Travel Portal to be discontinued June 1, 2022
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The USVI Travel Portal, launched during the Covid-19 pandemic in an attempt to minimise the spread of the virus from individuals entering the US Virgin Islands (USVI), will be discontinued on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr confirmed to the Consortium on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
USVI Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr announces re-election bid
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- With an estimated 600 people or more gathered at the Bryan-Roach campaign headquarters on St. Croix filled with enthusiasm, Governor Albert A. Bryan and Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach announced their bid for reelection Tuesday night, May 10, 2022, highlighting some of what the campaign says are 100 achievements, including one of the most important successes in USVI history: staving off collapse of Government Employees' Retirement System.
Active COVID-19 cases jump to 880 in USVI
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Covid-19 cases in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) continue to rise, with the [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) reporting 880 active infections as of Friday, May 6, 2022, numbers not seen since early January when the Omicron variant of the virus impacted the territory with thousands of cases.
USVI boxer Guilty on 6 counts of Child Sexual Abuse & Child Porn
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A federal jury on Friday, April 22, 2022, returned guilty verdicts on all six counts of child sexual abuse and child pornography production charges against St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) boxer John A. Jackson, who in February 2019 was arrested by federal authorities. As a result of the verdict, Jackson faces 15 years to life in prison.
Active COVID-19 cases surge to 161 in USVI
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The BA.2 variant of Covid-19 continues to give rise to new infections in the U.S. Virgin Islands after being identified in the territory last week, but there are few signs that BA.2, which is a subvariant of the original Omicron strain of Covid-19, will cause a surge to the levels seen late December and through January in the Virgin Islands.
UPDATE: 'He ripped my underwear off': Woman accuses USVI Senator
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Days after the territory learned that an employee in Senator Steven D. Payne’s office had accused him of sexual harassment during a work trip, a social media post from four years ago has come to light, in which a different woman recounted what she said was her own experience with the man she described as a “father figure”.
Notorious USVI gang leader & members facing life in prison
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — Three members of a violent criminal gang were convicted on March 22, 2022, in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) by a federal jury for RICO conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, robbery, and drug dealing, the US Attorney's Office in the Virgin Islands has announced.
Former Marine & Black Belt Holder Arrested For Allegedly Head-Butting Girlfriend, Elbowing Her to the Torso
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ST. CROIX — A man has been brought before the courts after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend during an argument.
USVI Governor seeks new State of Emergency extension
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr has made a request to the 34th Legislature seeking another 30-day extension to the current state of emergency declaration which expires on March 11, 2022.
52-year-old man is 109th person in USVI to die of Covid-related causes
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FREDERIKSTED, St CROIX, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, announced the 109th Virgin Islander to die of causes related to Covid-19.
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