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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.
107th Covid-related death reported in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) on Tuesday, February 15, 2021, announced the 107th death in the US Virgin Islands related to Covid-19.
2,322 active infections in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Virgin Islands had 2,322 total active Covid-19 infections as of Saturday, January 15, 2022, with the latest data from the [US] VI Department of Health showing 239 new cases.
$300M loan forgiveness is huge burden lifted off USVI- Gov Bryan
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr on Friday, October 1, 2021, told the Consortium that the $300 million community disaster loan forgiveness that recently was approved by Congress relieves the territory of a huge burden while opening the door for opportunities in the bond market.
43rd COVID-19 related death in USVI announced
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The COVID-19 related death of a 58-year-old woman was the second such announcement in one day by the US Virgin Islands Department of Health, which only an hour earlier, August 18, 2021, announced that a 62-year-old St John woman had died from the virus.
CDC warns against travel to USVI unless fully vaccinated
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday, August 2, 2021, warned Americans against traveling to the US Virgin Islands unless fully vaccinated, activating its "very high" danger alert as Covid-19 cases surge in the USVI — a result of the Delta variant's spread in the US territory.
USVI seeking to get monoclonal antibody treatment to VI- Gov Bryan
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Governor of the US Virgin Islands Mr Albert A. Bryan Jr has said the USVI is doing everything it can to help the [British] Virgin Islands, which is seeing a record number of COVID cases and increased deaths.
USVI will be among last jurisdictions to lift mask mandate- Gov Bryan
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- While a growing list of states have adjusted their mask mandates to reflect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to ease restrictions for vaccinated people, Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr said Monday, May 17, 2021, that not only will the US Virgin Islands' mask mandate remain in place, the territory will be among the last jurisdictions to lift its current No Mask, No Service policy.
USVI bill seeks to tax items purchased on Internet
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A bill sponsored by Senator Novelle E. Francis seeks to tax Virgin Islanders for items they purchase through the internet, including on platforms such as Amazon, Target, Walmart and other e-commerce businesses. Calls and texts placed to Mr Francis on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, for comment were not returned.
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