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USVI Governor tests Positive for Covid-19
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- US Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, January 9, 2023, Government House has announced. The positive test result precluded Mr Bryan from attending the swearing-in ceraemony of the 35th Legislature on Monday.
USVI Senators pass bill to legalise recreational marijuana
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Virgin Islands (USVI) has joined a list of 21 states and the District of Columbia that have approved legislation to legalise the adult use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr is expected to sign the measure into law, which is already veto-proof with 11 senators voting in favour.
USVI's latest Covid-related death is 83-year-old STT man
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The [US] VI Department of Health on Monday, December 19, 2022, announced the latest death in the USVI related to Covid-19, revealing that the victim was an 83-year-old St Thomas male.
Man in USVI arrested for assaulting his mother @ her workplace
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A man appeared before a [US] VI Superior Court judge on Monday, December 12, 2022, to face charges after police say he assaulted his mother.
Man caught sleeping in ex-girlfriend's house arrested for assault
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man appeared before a [US] Virgin Islands Superior Court judge on Friday, December 9, 2022, after his ex-girlfriend alleged that he forced his way inside her home and threatened to assault her.
2 drowning incidents rock St Thomas & St John
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Two drowning incidents in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) over the weekend, including Attorney Ryan W. Green — the well-known counsel who has worked in both districts and has been described as a good man by many — has left the St Thomas-St John community stunned by the tragic events.
USVI says not enough people taking Monkeypox Vaccine
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix- While many countries around the world remain in a sluggish queue to obtain monkeypox vaccines, health authorities in the US Virgin Islands are concerned that not many people are volunteering to take the vaccine, even as cases in the United States continue to climb.
Man in USVI kicks ex-girlfriend in ribs; drags her by the hair
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST Thomas, USVI— Police have arrested and charged a man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and the good Samaritans who came to her aid.
Man in USVI arrested after allegedly assaulting mother of his child
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Bail has been set for a man accused of assaulting the mother of his child on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI).
Woman arrested in USVI for allegedly selling illegal lottery tickets
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) woman is before the courts after authorities intercepted her selling illegal lottery tickets.