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USVI issues new 'Stay at Home Order' as COVID-19 cases surge
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr on Thursday, August 13, 2020, took bold steps to beat back the rise of novel coronavirus in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), which has been spreading briskly through the community — infiltrating the Queen Louise Home for the Aged and the Alexander A. Farrelly Criminal Complex — both of which are in St Thomas.
Americans warned against travel to USVI
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning to Americans not to travel to the US Virgin Islands if they don't have to, with the CDC pointing to a high risk of the coronavirus in the territory and limited medical resources for those who contract the disease.
Uproar in USVI as Caucasian lawyer calls BLM a terrorist group
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Mark A. Kragel, who worked at the US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) for a decade as its deputy legal counsel, is no longer employed at the authority, WAPA Communications Director Jean Greaux has confirmed to the Consortium.
USVI has one of highest murder rates in world- Sen Myron D. Jackson
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- US Virgin Islands Senator, Mr Myron D. Jackson on Friday, June 12, 2020, said he was determined to press forward on Bill No. 33-0126, an act to establish an Office of Gun Violence Prevention under the Office of the Governor, which remained in the Committee on Rules and Judiciary held at the Legislature Thursday, June 11, 2020.
USVI police arrest man seen throwing Molotov cocktails @ monument
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Police on Monday night, June 9, 2020, arrested 19-year-old Taylor Hasson of Grapetree Bay, St Croix, US Virgin Islands, on a Superior Court warrant in connection with the July 2019 incident where at least two men -- one of them Hasson -- were seen on video throwing Molotov cocktails at the Point Udall monument to ignite fires.
Biden wins USVI Democratic Caucus
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands held its presidential preference and delegate selection caucus on Saturday, June 6, 2020, returning an expected result that saw presidential candidate Joseph Robinette Biden Jr aka 'Joe' capturing a dominant victory.
Motorcade, Candlelight Vigil held on St Croix for George P. Floyd Jr
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — "It ain't a matter of white against black, it's everybody against racism," said Rick Cormier, a childhood friend of George Perry Floyd Jr speaking during a protest for Mr Floyd Thursday, June 4, 2020, on St Croix, US Virgin Islands.
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in USVI now @ 70
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The latest coronavirus case in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) was confirmed on St Croix on Saturday, May 30, 2020, according to an infographic released by the [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health.
USVI's 'Tim' Duncan ESPN's 8th Best B/ball Player of All Time
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“Let’s just call [Timothy Theodore Duncan aka 'Tim'] the greatest franchise player in the modern game. The most dependable dude to build an NBA title contender around,” ESPN.com says in its #NBArank announcement released Friday, May 15, 2020.
5th COVID-19 death in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI- A fifth person has died from the coronavirus in the US Virgin Islands (USVI). This person, an elderly man, was on a ventilator machine and died at the Juan F. Luis Hospital on St Croix on Saturday, May 9, 2020, Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr confirmed to the Consortium after the publication inquired.
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