Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) suffered more health and economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic than any other region, although there is potential for significant transformation in key sectors as the region begins to rebound, according to a new World Bank Report. Because of the pandemic, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Latin America … Continued
LOOP NEWS We’re smack dab in the middle of Easter, and in a pre-parallelogram era, women in the tropics have grown accustomed to crack-o-dawn breakfast parties, and the typical easter weekend festivities. Sidebar: Don’t you just miss those chainlink soirees on the North Coast or otherwise that you and your best friends simply could not … Continued
CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Chief Executive Officer, Colette Delaney, today announced that the bank’s board of Directors has approved the appointment of three senior executives in the bank. The bank has appointed Mr. Carl Lewis to the position of Chief Financial Officer, to replace Mr. Doug Williamson, who is returning to Canada to take up a key … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Following a meeting with American Airlines in Dallas, Texas on Friday, V.I. Dept. of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte announced that the nation’s largest carrier will expand its service to the territory to meet increased demand for summertime travel, D.O.T. has announced. According to the department, beginning on June 3, 2021, passengers in Dallas … Continued
LoOP The government of Bermuda has imposed tougher restrictions, including the closure of schools, churches and gyms for two weeks after dozens of more new COVID-19 cases pushed Bermuda’s total beyond the 1000 mark. According to Premier David Burt “We are in a dangerous place.” He made the comment late Saturday following reports of 81 … Continued
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr Carissa Etienne said Tuesday that by early next month, all Caribbean countries will have received their first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX Facility.In fact, some of them could get theirs by the end of this week. However, the PAHO Director warned that COVID-19 is surging dangerously … Continued
The International News Queen Elizabeth would no longer be the head of state in Barbados where the government intends to remove her. The process of Queen Elizabeth’s removal would be complete in November of this year when the nation marks the 55th anniversary of independence from Britain. The decision was taken last year when a … Continued
Virgin Islands born mix engineer Leslie Brathwaite a native of St. Thomas USVI, on Sunday evening took home a Grammy for his work on the critically acclaimed ‘Queen B’s’, Beyoncé’s Black Parade which won Best R&B Performance. Leslie Brathwaite is one of the recording industry’s top mixing engineers whose credits include Pharrell Williams, Outkast, Björk, … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory has advised the public that committee meetings and official activities on the legislative calendar through the rest of the week have been postponed due to Covid-19 exposure on Monday. “Out of an abundance of caution, Legislature buildings in the Thomas-St. John and St. Croix districts are being cleaned and … Continued
Travel demand for the U.S. Virgin Islands remains strong, said the V.I. Dept. of Tourism Thursday, citing recent data in Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and lifestyle media outlet. The data, from travel search site Kayak, reveal St. Thomas as the No. 1 destination where flight searches are recovering the fastest, according to D.O.T. “As … Continued
