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July 14th, 2022
COVID-19 tests no longer required for entry to VI from July 15, 2022

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Effective Friday, July 15, 2022, persons visiting the Virgin Islands will no longer be required to present a negative COVID-19 test to gain entry.

April 18th, 2021
US woman allegedly altered COVID test & flew to USVI with virus

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— Breanna K. Ward of Kingwood, TX, age 34, who is in the custody of the Bureau of Corrections on a fugitive from justice charge, was arrested again on Friday, April 16, 2021, by the COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force and charged with fraudulent claims upon the government, access to a computer for fraudulent purposes, use of false information, and filing or recording forged instruments.

April 13th, 2021
Policewoman allegedly submits fake COVID result to USVI portal

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) police officer has been arrested for submitting a fake COVID-19 test result into the USVI Travel Portal, police spokesman Toby Derima confirmed to the Consortium following an inquiry. The Consortium was made aware of the arrest Monday morning, April 12, 2021.

October 28th, 2020
Estimated $450 per tourist for COVID-19 testing & GPS bracelet

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Tourists to the Virgin Islands (VI) can expect to pay an estimated $450 per person for all local COVID-19 testing and the associated GPS tracking device, should the government move forward with its current reopening protocols from December 1, 2020.

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