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2 USVI police officers, National Guards held in US cocaine bust
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Two police officers from the St Thomas-St John District, a former [US] Virgin Islands Port Authority enforcement officer and other persons, including members of the USVI National Guard were caught in Florida's Opa-Locka County with over 300 kilos of cocaine, well-placed sources with knowledge of the bust have told the Consortium.
New COVID-19 strain reaches Florida; USVI on high alert
VI CONSORTIUM
FLORIDA, USA - The new COVID-19 variant said to be up to 70 per cent more contagious than the current strain has been reported in Florida, coming closer to the USVI, as Florida is a major hub of travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
No entry to USVI without COVID-19 negative test from Jan 18, 2021
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE ALMALE, St. Thomas, USVI - USVI Governor Albert Bryan Jr announced on Thursday afternoon, December 31, 2020,that beginning Jan. 18, no one will be allowed to enter the U.S. Virgin Islands via air travel without a negative COVID-19 test, an action he said is being undertaken in partnership with airlines.
USVIPD warns against firing gunshots in air
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALE, St Thomas, USVI - The USVI Police Department is urging locals with guns to abstain from firing gunshots into the air on New Year's Eve, as the result could turn deadly and those responsible could be jailed.
Estimated 260 in USVI including Gov Bryan took COVID-19 vaccine
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALE, St. Thomas, USVI - About 260 persons in the USVI received Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine shots last week, according to the USVI Department of Health, among them was Governor Albert Bryan, who during his Monday press briefing encouraged Virgin Islanders to get vaccinated.
975 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine arrives in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The first of multiple COVID-19 vaccines arrived on St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) today, December 14, 2020, the [US] VI Department of Health (DoH) has announced. During Governor Albert A. Bryan's weekly COVID-19 response update earlier in the day, it was also revealed that the Moderna vaccine will be in the USVI next week.
166 active COVID-19 cases in USVI as pandemic rages on
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) on Wednesday night, December 9, 2020, reported 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the US territory, with St Croix accounting for a plurality of infections at 73.
70 new COVID-19 cases in three days for USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALE, St Thomas, USVI - COVID-19 is yet again on the rise in the United States Virgin Islands, with the USVI Department of Health reporting 20 new cases on Friday, December 4, 2020, for a total of 70 cases in three days, according to data provided by the health department.
DR National gets 24-month sentence after entering USVI illegally from VI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Jose Fatima Rosario-Remigio was sentenced Wednesday, November 25, 2020, on his conviction for illegal re-entry into the United States, US Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
USVI on list to receive COVID-19 vaccine same time with US
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Virgin Islands Department of Health Territorial Epidemiologist, Dr Esther Ellis, said Monday, November 16, 2020, during the Albert A. Bryan administration's COVID-19 briefing that the US Virgin Islands (USVI) is on the list to receive vaccine doses at the same time with the United States, once a vaccine is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

