VI CONSORTIUM – Governor Albert Bryan announced during a 7:30 a.m. press briefing that he lifted the curfew imposed at midnight last night at 6:00 a.m. this morning, proclaiming, “The good news is it’s a bright sun-shinning day in the Virgin Islands.”
Mr. Bryan also said government employees should report to work — whether in-person or from home — at 10:00 a.m. this morning.
Additionally, the governor said his administration would soon announce a plan for sandbag pickup. The idea, he said, is to prevent large gatherings at the Dept. of Public Works, fearing a spread of the coronavirus.
Airlines cancel Thursday flights
Seaborne’s Puerto Rico flights are canceled today, Thursday, July 30, and Cape Air morning flights to Puerto Rico and inter-island St. Thomas-St. Croix flights also are canceled, according to Government House.
Cape Air flights may resume later Thursday depending on weather conditions.
Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas and Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix are open and operating as normal.
No other flight cancellations have been reported, according to the Virgin Islands Port Authority.
For more information call Monifa Marrero-Brathwaite, Public Information Officer for the Virgin Islands Port Authority at 340-774-1629 or 340-244-1065 (mobile).
Coast Guard said to be assessing territory’s ports
The ports are tentatively scheduled to reopen at noon today, Thursday, July 30, and possibly earlier depending on their assessments.