Since the hurricanes of 2017, the number of hotel rooms in the U.S. Virgin Islands has fallen from 4,500 to 2,450, according to the USVI Hotel and Tourism Association, and travel to the territory has fallen by more than 60 percent. Lisa Hamilton, president of the association, says it is time to be optimistic. Lemonade … Continued
The culmination of the National Youth Leagues and Women’s Futsal League came on Saturday at National Stadium Venue in East End Long Look with a galaxy of future stars of the game on show. In the U13 game, Panthers FC, THE Champion team overcame their All-Star Opponents, 3-0, with goals coming from Myles Penn (2) … Continued
The University of Oxford will begin testing the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with AstraZeneca Plcon children, a potentially key step in ending the global pandemic. The Oxford trial plans to enroll 300 children aged 6 to 17, the university said in a statement Saturday. The first vaccinations will take place this month, with as many as 240 kids … Continued
Press Release The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has represented the 14 Associate Member Countries (AMCs) of ECLAC during a virtual dialogue with the Chair of the UN regional body Costa Rica, facilitated by ECLAC’s Office of the Secretary as a part of preparations for the IV Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the … Continued
A second critical travel document- a vaccine passport- is looking inevitable Issues are mounting on the why, what, where, how, and when, of a vaccination passport. Then, will a vaccine passport begin a new level of social, economic, and travel, discrimination? The technology has long been in existence for the introduction of a vaccine passport. … Continued
Five people have died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Jamaica. Additionally, the country recorded 290 new cases of the virus. This pushes the island’s death toll to 368, and the total confirmed cases since the outbreak to 18,527. The latest victims are a 60-year-old female, a 40-year-old male, an 80-year-old female, a … Continued
British Virgin Islands Government officials received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine at the launching of the COVID-19 Vaccination programme. The vaccines were administered at the Dr. D Orlando Smith Hospital Chapel during a live press conference today. Officials who received the first dose were the Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable … Continued
Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s attorneys and co-executors of his estate, have been named as defendants in a new court filing by V.I. Attorney General Denise George, who says the men were active participants in Epstein’s criminal enterprise and even arranged sham marriages to keep his victims from being deported. Following his guilty … Continued
Two heroic Louisiana sanitation workers rescued a kidnapped girl. According to the New Iberia Police Department, Jalisa Lasalle, 10, went missing from a family member’s home near the town outside Lafayette between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Later Sunday, an Amber Alert about Jalisa was sent out by Louisiana State Police which detailed … Continued
Head of the Financial Institutions Supervisory Division of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Dr Jide Lewis, says stakeholder discussions are underway to establish a regulated local cryptocurrency system here. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or cryptocurrency can be used to purchase goods and services. Examples include Bitcoin and Ethereum, which are the most popular versions … Continued
