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March 19th, 2022
Former Marine & Black Belt Holder Arrested For Allegedly Head-Butting Girlfriend, Elbowing Her to the Torso

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ST. CROIX — A man has been brought before the courts after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend during an argument.

March 8th, 2022
USVI Governor seeks new State of Emergency extension

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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.

February 23rd, 2022
52-year-old man is 109th person in USVI to die of Covid-related causes

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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.

January 10th, 2022
VI men allegedly nabbed with 667kg of cocaine off St Croix

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Monday, January 10, 2022, that three [British] Virgin Islands citizens and one citizen of the Dominican Republic were arrested January 9, 2022, on criminal charges related to their alleged possession with intent to distribute 667 kilograms of cocaine on-board a vessel apprehended near St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI).

January 3rd, 2022
Roughly 8.4% of COVID-19 infections in USVI are vaccinated people

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) has provided the Consortium with data after a request showing the percentage of vaccinated individuals in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) who have been testing positive for Covid-19.

December 28th, 2021
786 COVID-19 cases reported as Omicron spreads in USVI

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, reported 786 active cases of COVID-19 in the US Virgin Islands, a result of the Omicron variant's extremely high transmissibility, with both districts seeing high levels of spread.

December 27th, 2021
544 active COVID-19 cases reported in USVI

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US Virgin Islands] Department of Health (DoH) has reported that there were 544 active COVID-19 cases as of Sunday night, December 26, 2021, a jump of 179 new infections since the last numbers were reported Friday.

October 23rd, 2021
Man injured after 82 shots fired in St. Croix USVI

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LA GRANDE PRINCESSES, St. Croix, USVI - Residents in La Grande Princesse were stunned by loud bursts of gunshots that rattled the area just after 9:00 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2021, leaving one man injured and a vehicle destroyed by bullets.

October 13th, 2021
USVI Gov't renews no-bid $70K contract for AG's daughter

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The government of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) has renewed for another year a $70,000 no-bid contract for Kmisha Victoria Counts, the daughter of USVI Attorney General Denise George, to "represent the USVI as a tourism destination and to increase tourism and travel to the territory from various target market regions in the Continental United States."

September 30th, 2021
Plaskett pushing for Visa Waivers for neighbouring Caribbean countries

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- What at least two governors have worked on for years following Hurricanes Irma and Maria may soon become a reality, as Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett wields her influence in Washington to help put the US Virgin Islands on solid footing.

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