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2 dead, 16 rescued after illegal immigrants get off vessel @ St John
VI CONSORTIUM
HAULOVER, St John, USVI— Two immigrants drowned after a vessel dropped off eighteen nationals of various countries at Haulover Bay in St John, US VIrgin Islands (USVI) during the wee hours of Sunday morning, August 21, 2022, the [US] VI Police Department (VIPD) has confirmed to the Consortium.
USVI Travel Portal to be discontinued June 1, 2022
VI CONSORTIUM
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
VI CONSORTIUM
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.
USVI Governor seeks new State of Emergency extension
VI CONSORTIUM
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
VI CONSORTIUM
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.
Roughly 8.4% of COVID-19 infections in USVI are vaccinated people
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) has provided the Consortium with data after a request showing the percentage of vaccinated individuals in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) who have been testing positive for Covid-19.
786 COVID-19 cases reported as Omicron spreads in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, reported 786 active cases of COVID-19 in the US Virgin Islands, a result of the Omicron variant's extremely high transmissibility, with both districts seeing high levels of spread.
544 active COVID-19 cases reported in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US Virgin Islands] Department of Health (DoH) has reported that there were 544 active COVID-19 cases as of Sunday night, December 26, 2021, a jump of 179 new infections since the last numbers were reported Friday.
Boyfriend of UK woman who went missing in USVI is spotted in Grenada
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Those interested in keeping tabs on the whereabouts of Ryan Bane, the man who is the last person known to have seen UK national Sarm Heslop before she disappeared off the coast of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) thought they had finally tracked him down after he sailed out of USVI waters and off the radar for months since Heslop’s disappearance in early March 2021.
USVI Gov't renews no-bid $70K contract for AG's daughter
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The government of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) has renewed for another year a $70,000 no-bid contract for Kmisha Victoria Counts, the daughter of USVI Attorney General Denise George, to "represent the USVI as a tourism destination and to increase tourism and travel to the territory from various target market regions in the Continental United States."
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