VI CONSORTIUM The Omicron variant, which as of Friday was accounting for 90 percent of all Covid-19 cases in the USVI and pushing out the deadlier Delta strain, is leading a surge of cases to daily records, with the V.I. Dept. of Health reporting 2,150 active infections Saturday, up 341 cases from Friday’s 1,809. According … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Members of the 34 Legislature have approved a piece of legislation that will allow for married women in the U.S. Virgin Islands to not mandatory carry the surname of their husband but to choose whichever surname they prefer as part of their identification. Senator Alma Francis-Heyliger recently introduced Bill No. 34-0035 to the … Continued
Barbadians will be taking to the polls on January 19, 2022 to vote for their government of choice after Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced a snap election, some 18 months earlier than expected. Mottley made the announcement late Monday night during a 37-minute radio and television broadcast where she urged Barbadians to go and … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Cases in St. Thomas surged to 296, followed by St. Croix with 240, and St. John with 8, according to D.O.H. The surge is causing businesses and health facilities to rethink their strategies. The Schneider Regional Medical Center on Friday announced that it would restrict visits to virtual only, citing the rapid growth … Continued
St. Thomas accounts for 171 active cases, St. Croix 189, and St. John 5. The surge is causing businesses and health facilities to rethink their strategies. The Schneider Regional Medical Center on Friday announced that it would restrict visits to virtual only, citing the rapid growth in cases. “Based on the rapid increase in Covid-19 … Continued
Veteran Educator, Writer and Cultural Activist, Dr. Patricia Turnbull and Medical Director of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Dr. Domnick Frazer have been awarded The University of the West Indies Alumni Association (UWIAA) BVI Pelican Award for 2021. The Awards were presented to the two outstanding UWI Alumni on December 16, 2021, at a special … Continued
Caribbean News Online Barbados has signed the new United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, which will cover the period 2022-2026. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Didier Trebucq, signed the document on Friday, during a brief hybrid ceremony at Ilaro Court. And, PM Mottley … Continued
VI Consortium V.I. Department of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte has disclosed that the tourism sector in the U.S. Virgin Islands is performing beyond expectations and the completion of phase one of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Terminal Expansion and Modernization Project will continue to build on that outstanding performance. “We are doing extremely well, this … Continued
Following several reports of last-minute cancellations of flights to the British Virgin Islands on InterCaribbean Airways, the regional airline has said that the many cancellations are due to the Turks and Caicos’ Civil Aviation Authority yet to approve their newly acquired aircraft as originally anticipated. This was revealed in a statement issued by InterCaribbean dated … Continued
VI Consortium D.O.H. said in a release, “After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s eighty-eighth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 57-year-old female on St. Croix.” Speaking during the Bryan administration’s weekly press briefing, Dept. … Continued
