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Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated after being gunned down at his residence in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Outgoing Prime Minister Claude Joseph made the announcement following the incident where he revealed that Moise’s wife was also injured during the incident and is presently hospitalised. Joseph described the assassination as “an odious, … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM When the NBA Finals tips off on Tuesday between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns, there won’t be a Virgin Islands player on the court, but that does not mean the territory won’t be represented on the sport’s grandest stage. The Virgin Islands connection in the finals is Milton Newton, a St. … Continued

Tropical Storm Elsa upgraded to a category one hurricane and became the first hurricane since 1955 to hit the country of Barbados when it impacted the island in the early morning of Friday July 2. An article from Barbados Today news agency confirmed that Elsa upgraded to a hurricane around 8am with heavy rains and … Continued

Three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries registered milestones in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the region continued to record deaths and new cases of the virus. In Suriname, with eight lives lost in the past 24 hours to the virus, the authorities on the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country reported that the country passed … Continued

Governor Albert Bryan has welcomed a decision by the federal government in Washington to allow states and territories to use COVID-19 relief funds to fight gun violence. In a statement, Bryan said President Joe Biden’s directive has provided the US Virgin Islands with an unprecedented opportunity to make significant inroads in curbing violent crime. “We … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM A bill that seeks to strike down an archaic Virgin Islands law pertaining to women being able to retain their last names upon marriage, was held in committee Friday not because senators didn’t agree it needed to change, but because the main testifiers — members of the V.I. Bar Association — were not … Continued

Caribbean News Online U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) executed a bilateral maritime exercise with the French Navy off the coast of Martinique, France, on June 23 while operating in the Caribbean Sea. Sioux City with her embarked MH-60S Seahawk attached to the “Sea Knights” … Continued

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname and Jamaica were among the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to report COVID-19 related deaths within a 24-hour period on Friday June 25. This is according to a news article published by CMC on the aforesaid date, which said that Trinidad and Tobago recorded 6 … Continued

St. Kitts Nevis Observer The outbreak of COVID-19 that has been spreading in St. Kitts and Nevis for the past four weeks continues to rise passing the 350 marks with over 201 cases currently active. Chief Medical Officer Dr Hazel Laws said that they have been trying to contain this present COVID-19 outbreak first identified … Continued