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VI Consortium The V.I. Dept. of Health on Monday announced the 70th and 71st Covid-related deaths in the U.S. Virgin Islands, among the a 44-year-old woman. “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 seventieth [and seventy-first deaths] … Continued

Caribbean News Now In a virtual press conference following the UNGA76, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated that she is not for mandatory vaccination of Bajans. “I personally do not like the notion of mandatory vaccines; I don’t.  And we had said that we would work as hard as possible to get as many … Continued

United States Virgin Islands’ Senator Marvin Blyden has been officially charged for willfully exposing the public to a contagious disease after testing positive for COVID-19. This is according to a media release from the Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) dated Saturday September 25, which said that Senator Blyden was charged following an investigation with … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM Hurricane Sam is rapidly intensifying and the National Hurricane Center is projecting that the storm — sustaining 85 mph as of 5:00 p.m. Friday — will become a major hurricane by Saturday. Hurricane-force winds extend outward to 15 miles, and tropical storm-force winds outward to 60 miles. According to Yale University’s Climate Connections, … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands on Friday castigated party member Senator Marvin Blyden, condemning the Senate majority leader for putting Virgin Islanders at “deadly risk,” and for acting “selfish and careless” when he attended a function with scores of people last Saturday after testing positive for Covid-19 two days earlier. “The … Continued

VI Consortium The V.I. Dept. of Health Tuesday night announced the 69th Covid-19 related death in the U.S. Virgin Islands, an announcement that came just hours after the department announced the 68th death related to the virus. “After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM The V.I. Department of Health on Tuesday announced the 68th Covid-related death in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “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 sixty-eighth death related to Covid-19. The deceased is a 61-year-old female … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM Senator Marvin Blyden may be stripped of his Majority Leader position in the Senate, following Mr. Blyden’s flouting of the V.I. Dept. of Health’s Covid-19 protocols after he admitted to testing positive twice the same day for Covid-19 and attending a party two days later. The Office of the Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory … Continued

caribbean news now Minnis is out as the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) led by Attorney Phillip Davis won a landslide victory in the General Election held last Thursday, 16 September 2021. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, who had been hoping to become the first prime minister in 24 years to win a second five-year term, already … Continued