One Health V.I.
On the latest episode of One Health V.I., Governor Albert Bryan Jr. discusses the Healthier Horizons initiative that will improve the territory's healthcare system.
ONE HEALTH V.I. EPISODES
One Health V.I. Episode 1 – Telehealth Services in the Virgin Islands
On this episode of One Health V.I., Dr. Donna Christensen, physician and former V.I. Delegate to Congress, joins Julia Sheen, Health and Human Services policy advisor to Governor Albert Bryan Jr., to discuss implementing telehealth services in the territory.
One Health V.I. Episode 2 – Reconstruction of the Territory’s Hospitals
Darryl Smalls, Vice President of Facilities for the Schneider Regional Medical Center and Juan F. Luis Hospital, provides an update on the renovations and construction of the territory's hospital facilities.
One Health V.I. Episode 3 – Association Health Plans
Julia Sheen, Health and Human Services policy advisor to Governor Albert Bryan Jr., speaks with Omar Haedo, president of Elan Insurance Group, about plans to offer health insurance options to Virgin Islands small businesses and their employees.
One Health V.I. Episode 4 – Integrating Fire and EMS Services
Lisle Evelyn, assistant director for Medical Services at the V.I. Fire Service, discusses how integrating Fire Service and the Department of Health's EMS could save lives in the territory.
One Health V.I. Episode 5 – Implementing the Health Information Exchange
The HIE will allow healthcare providers and patients to securely access and share a patient’s vital medical information via an electronic transmission – improving the speed, quality, safety, and cost of patient care.
One Health V.I. Episode 6 – The Healthier Horizons Initiative
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. discusses the Healthier Horizons initiative, which aims to expand access to healthcare, provide better services and improve the V.I.'s healthcare infrastructure.
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As the territory’s hospitals inch toward revival, Daryl Smalls, executive director of the Territorial Redevelopment Projects Task Force, is moving forward with meetings between architects and board members to become more familiar with the projects. #visource #usvi #news
Hospital Board Gets Familiar with Facility Rebuilds
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As the territory’s hospitals inch toward revival, Daryl Smalls, executive director of the Territorial Redevelopment Projects Task Force, is moving forward with meetings between architects and board ...
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority plans to offset 60 to 80 percent of generation through renewable energy resources within the next three to five years, bringing the utility in compliance with a law that mandates at least 60 percent of conventional generation be offset by renewables by 2025.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Spanish Town solar farm on St. Croix (Source photo by Bill Kossler)
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Young Virgin Islands actor Kaden Hughes is guest-starring in the CBS drama series “Bull” this Monday, May 3 at 10 p.m. Hughes has wanted to be an actor since the third grade, he said, and he works towards achieving that goal every chance he gets.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Adisha Penn
📸: Kaden Hughes stands outside the filming door for the CBS drama series “Bull.” (Photo by Karen Nelson-Hughes)
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The University of the Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service is postponing its monthly glass recovery project because discarded glass bottles were left near the former West Bay Supermarket over the past weekend.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Adisha Penn
📸: Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service Coordinator Howard Forbes Jr. and Zola Roper, a fellow at Supporting Emerging Aquatic Scientists Islands Alliance Workforce, pose behind bags of sand made from glass bottles. (Photo by Howard Forbes)
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Fintrac Inc., an agriculture consulting firm with offices in St. Thomas and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday presented the Economic Development Commission its pending request to withdraw from the program, effective at the end of 2022.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Diana Dias
📸: Farmers in Honduras, where Fintrac has worked for 20 years. (Photo from Fintrac website)
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Victims United Inc. hosted its “Carnival Buy the Bowl Soup Sale” fundraiser on Saturday to raise funds to support families and friends who have lost loved ones to crime-related incidents.
“We thank everyone who came out and supported,” said Bernadette Gonsalves, the founder of Victims United Inc. Gonsalves has worked tirelessly to ensure the organization continues to be active in the community. Over the last few years, it has been difficult for the organization to secure funding.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Adisha Penn
📸: Photo by Adisha Penn
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In front of a derelict, hurricane-damaged structure, the retaining wall between Crown and Hawk Botanical Gardens and Shangri La VI on St. Thomas was bathed in colors of crimson and canary as local artists began a mural representing the seven chakras associated with ancient Buddhist and Hindu faiths.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photos by Bethaney Lee
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A dozen people, primarily electric vehicle drivers and green energy enthusiasts, enjoyed a Saturday drive, winding through the hillsides of St. Thomas in their bio-friendly autos during the annual Earth Day Electric Vehicle Rally.
Representatives of Solarize St. Thomas, Silver Sun Solar, Drive Green VI, and the Virgin Islands Energy Office were all on hand to discuss with other attendees the new programs and initiatives aimed to foster the demand for environmentally friendly, sustainable, clean energy.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Bethaney Lee
📸: Photo by Bethaney Lee
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Friends of the Frederiksted Community Boating came together recently to sand, patch and paint the sailing school’s wooden dinghies, readying them for the sailing program which will run from July 6 through 30.
The Caribbean Centers for Boys & Girls of the Virgin Islands will participate in the summer program again.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Elisa McKay
📸: Calvert White sands a dinghy. (Photo submitted by Neil Canton)
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The U.S. Coast Guard recognized Virgin Islander Ronaqua Russell for her rescue efforts during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 by presenting her with the Air Medal. Senators on the Committee on Rules and Judiciary moved to take the recognition further on Thursday.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Don Buchanan
📸: Coast Guard Lt. Ronaqua Russell flies an HC-144 in support of Hurricane Maria response efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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Virgin Islands cyclists have started a movement that began with fitness but is now a symbol of unity across the territory. The Mango Tree Riders and the Left Lane Cyclers are groups of mostly men who have come together to exemplify what can be done for a greater cause.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Diana Dias
📸: The Mango Tree Riders (Photo provided by the Mango Tree Riders)
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Nonprofit Taste of St. Croix will focus on St. Croix’s favorite culinary locations and showcase the territory’s readiness as it begins to reopen to the world. Participants will notice famous dishes from the territory, spirits, a few past winners and more. Taste of St. Croix Inc., along with the Department of Tourism and caribbeanfoodnetworktv.com, will be hosting the event, which is set to be a micro-version of the usually crowded event.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Diana Dias
📸: Photo by Susan Ellis
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Tune in all weekend for live coverage of the Eugene "Genix" Thomas Basketball Tournament! #visource #usvi #sports
What is it you need? A life preserver? A casserole dish? A bathroom sink? A travel guide to Peru?
All of these items, admittedly used – but still usable – were recently available for pennies-on-the-dollar at St. John’s ReSource Depot Thrift Store.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Amy Roberts
📸: Photo by Amy Roberts
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St. Croix residents are being invited to celebrate Earth Day with the St. Croix Environmental Association by becoming citizen scientists and participating in BioBlitz this weekend.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Susan Ellis
📸: Experts and volunteers canvass Southgate Coastal Reserve in 2020. (Photo provided by SEA)
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which stopped all U.S. cruise stops in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic picked up and swept through cruise ships, is aiming for a “midsummer” resumption of cruise stops.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Bill Kossler
📸: Princess Cruise ship in Crown Bay (Photo by Semele A.C. George)
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Volunteer supporters of Victims United Inc. on Saturday presented empty buckets at various parts of St. Thomas and urged members of the community to fill them with cash donations to support the organization that serves people whose lives have been damaged by homicide.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Adisha Penn
📸: Photo by Adisha Penn
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When Kristen Carmichael-Bowers founded the St. John Recovery Choir several months after Hurricane Irma, her purpose was simple: bring people together to sing heartfelt music that just about everyone can relate to. That music, in the wake of the storm, was Motown.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Amy Roberts
📸: Kristen Carmichael-Bowers teaches music to children. (Photo by William Stelzer)
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V.I. Water and Power Authority representatives and government officials broke ground on Wednesday to mark the beginning of three underground projects on St. Croix that involve burying power lines, transformers and other equipment.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Susan Ellis
📸: Photo by Susan Ellis
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Coral Bay residents were astonished to see a waterspout develop and touch down in close proximity to dozens of boats anchored in Coral Bay harbor around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Amy Roberts
📸: Photo by Kourtney Donohue
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People driving by the La Reine Fish Market on St. Croix Saturday may have noticed more activity than Saturdays in the recent past. More than a month after the groundbreaking, the facility is now 50 percent occupied, according to Howard Forbes Sr., director of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources.
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For the full article visit The Virgin Islands Source website.
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✏: Article by Diana Dias
📸: Photo by Diana Dias
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