AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoRoad Safety & Public Health: VIPD arrested a St. Thomas woman, Michelle Donastorg, on felony vehicular homicide and manslaughter charges after an alcohol-fueled hit-and-run on Veterans Drive left one pedestrian dead and another fighting for her life. Violence & Community Health: Police reported three homicides in one day—two on St. Thomas (including 23-year-old Asani Henry in Hospital Ground) and one on St. Croix (20-year-old Amani Daley in Profit Hills)—pushing the 2026 total to 20. Mental Health & Policy: Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. approved measures expanding mental health education and adding paid leave for parents of children with diagnosed disabilities, alongside waste-management and elections/infrastructure updates. Sickle Cell Awareness: The territory is set to join the eighth annual “Shine the Light on Sickle Cell” campaign culminating June 19, World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, with education and blood drive activities across the region including the U.S. Virgin Islands. Medicare Abroad Costs: A new explainer highlights how Original Medicare typically pays almost nothing for care outside the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories, with only narrow exceptions for certain emergencies and transport situations. Local Governance: Senators reviewed FY 2027 budgets, including staffing shortages and funding delays affecting major health-related programs like hospital consolidation planning.
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