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Alert: FDA Issues Public Notification on SWAG, May Lower Blood Pressure to Dangerous Levels

U S VIRGIN ISLANDS The Food and Drug Administration FDA has issued a public notification on S W A G advising consumers against purchasing the sexual enhancement product sold across various website and in some retail stores The VI Department of Health is also advising the public not to use

Local mom featured Each August World and National Breastfeeding Week August 1 7 is held in conjunction with Breastfeeding Month to promote breastfeeding as the premier source of nutrition for a baby s first year of life USDA s WIC Program serves about half of all babies born in the

nbsp Jubilation filled the halls of Schneider Regional Medical Center on Friday morning as Sam the Sailor was released from the hospital 12 weeks and one day after falling critically ill with COVID 19 as his cargo vessel traversed Virgin Islands waters Thank you God bless you I can

U S VIRGIN ISLANDS The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency VITEMA is closely monitoring Invest 92 L a tropical wave in the central tropical Atlantic for possible development over the next few days According to the National Hurricane Center the broad area of low pressure is producing a wide

St Croix US Virgin Islands July 24 2020 The Department of Health DOH wishes to clarify and inform the public and businesses that the Government of The Virgin Islands until further notice shall permit a DJ or live music at licensed restaurants provided compliance with all other social distancing requirements

U S VIRGIN ISLANDS July 24 2020 8211 The U S Virgin Islands Department of Tourism announced the launch of phase one of a new online portal that will prescreen and assist with the certification process of all travelers prior to their arrival in the Territory The goal is to

St Croix US Virgin Islands July 21 2020 The U S Virgin Islands Department of Health received information from the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital of a death that occurred earlier today July 21st that may be associated with COVID 19 No additional information is currently available pending further investigation and

The Virgin Islands Port Authority VIPA is implementing new safety procedures and reinforcing temperature screenings at its airports to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the U S Virgin Islands nbsp The new measures were implemented today at the Cyril E King Airport CEKA on St Thomas and will

U S VIRGIN ISLANDS Governor Albert Bryan Jr has issued an executive order granting high school graduates a supplemental scholarship of $1 000 because of hardships that resulted from the economic impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the Territory s residents and the education system The scholarships are available

St Croix US Virgin Islands July 10 2020 The Department of Health on St Croix will be closed on Friday July 10 2020 but will reopen on Monday July 13 2020 We do apologize for any inconvenience however we are grateful for your understanding nbsp nbsp nbsp In order to

St Croix U S Virgin Islands July 9 2020 On Thursday officials from Limetree Bay Terminals LLC and Limetree Bay Refining LLC Limetree Bay announced an increase in COVID 19 positive cases at the facility nbsp President and CEO Brian Lever said the company is working with the V I