All students and employees across public schools within the United States Virgin Islands will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing to be allowed physically back into schools from January 24. This is according to a media release published by the Virgin Islands Department of Education on Monday January 17. It said that testing will commence … Continued
Permission has officially been granted by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) in Germany allowing St Vincent and the Grenadines to be the first member state of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to be allowed to export medicinal cannabis. The first shipment from St. Vincent and the Grenadines heads to … Continued
Four children succumbed to COVID in just the last few days in Guyana, taking their COVID related death total among children to 15, since the advent of the novel coronavirus. This was confirmed by Guyana health officials on Monday January 17, as the country has not recorded a total of 1,905 deaths and 51,203 infections … Continued
Early signs point to yet another above average hurricane season. This year’s hurricane season is leaning towards above-average activity fueled by early indicators that the Atlantic multi-decadal oscillation (AMO) remains in a high positive phase, and signs that El Nino — during which trade winds are weakened and warm water is pushed back east toward … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Well over two thousand people were listed as newly recovered from Covid-19 in the USVI on Tuesday, sending active cases tumbling to 1,882 from Monday’s 3,713, a difference of 1,831 cases. The V.I. Dept. of Health reported Tuesday that 2,178 people had newly recovered from the virus, as total recoveries climbed to 10,981 … Continued
In a recent Facebook post the mother of Logan Maurice Cruz shared that the toddler who fought long and hard has transitioned. Her post read, “You turned the sky blue when it was raining. You were always to PERFECT for this world. 5/13/19 – 1/2022. Rest easy baby, Mama will come find you.” Logan would … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Puerto Rico has been experiencing a wave of Covid-19 infections driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, compelling the U.S. territory’s governor to take restrictive measures in an attempt to mitigate spread. The island commonwealth of 3.3 million people has reported more than 200,000 confirmed cases and over 3,300 deaths, and as of … Continued
VI CONSORITUM Covid-19 cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands surged to 3,308 Thursday, a jump of 433 new infections as the Omicron variant of the disease continues to break records in the territory and around the world. According to the V.I. Dept. of Health, St. Thomas accounted for 1,571 of the active infections, followed by … Continued
The V.I. Dept. of Health Wednesday night reported 2,875 active Covid-19 infections, up 382 from Tuesday’s 2,493 cases. The spread is led by the weaker but highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19, which is now the dominant strain in the U.S. Virgin Islands, sidelining the deadly Delta variant. According to D.O.H. data, St. Thomas accounted … Continued
The hashtag #loganstrong is one that has become known to residents and friends all across the Virgin Islands and beyond. That is because the story of baby Logan Cruz is one that truly epitomizes strength. As the toddler who hails from St. Croix continues to fight an aggressive form of cancer, family, friends Virgin Islanders … Continued
