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The VA Caribbean Healthcare System will begin testing Veterans residing in the Virgin Islands for COVID-19 at their clinic locations on St. Croix and St. Thomas. Testing will be done by appointment only. Testing will take place 2 days a week for the next 4 weeks beginning on Monday, May 11th, 2020. On Monday’s testing […]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—As part of Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s commitment to open government and transparency, here is a list of upcoming radio appearances by Governor Bryan, Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach and Bryan/Roach Administration Cabinet members. Governor Bryan encourages residents in the community to tune in and call in with questions, ideas, and comments. *** Government

En Español MAY 11, 2020 | 4:25 PM AST U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During his COVID-19 briefing Monday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. said that the Territory will be getting a case of the COVID-19 drug Remdesivir this week, and he thanked residents for abiding by the face-covering requirements and other guidelines set forth by his

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded almost $485,000 in federal aid funding to the Virgin Islands to support two health clinics in their efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and expand testing for the virus. Frederiksted Health Care Inc. on St. Croix was awarded

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. will provide an update on COVID-19 in the Territory on Monday, May 11, 2020, at 1 p.m. AST.  In keeping with CDC and Virgin Islands Health Department guidelines to adhere to social distancing, no media will be allowed into Government House and the press briefing will be conducted via conference call. Who: 

May 8, 2020 | 8:30 PM AST US VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Bryan’s COVID-19 Task Force has announced that an individual suffering respiratory distress aboard a vessel at sea is one of the territory’s latest COVID positive patients. The individual, who is hospitalized at the Roy Lester Schneider Regional Medical Center in critical condition was

May 8, 2020 | 5:30 PM AST US VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan’s COVID-19 task force, led by Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion, is working closely with Limetree Bay to enforce protocols in place to ensure new contract workers and contract workers returning to St. Croix from the U.S. Mainland are adequately screened and monitored

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded the Virgin Islands Department of Labor a $1.5 million National Dislocated Worker Grant to provide disaster-relief employment, along with employment training and service. The grant is funded under the federal CARES Act, which provided $345 million for Dislocated

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During his COVID-19 briefing Thursday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. eased some restrictions during the “Safer at Home” phase on the path to a New Normal, saying that hotels can take reservations for residents and business travel and that dive shops, day sails and excursions can operate under the same conditions as

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Education Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin, and Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion will provide an update on COVID-19 in the Territory on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 1 p.m. AST.  In keeping with CDC and Virgin Islands Health Department guidelines to adhere to social distancing, no media will be allowed into Government House and the