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V.I. Consortium Puerto Rico’s Health Department unveiled a safe sex campaign Tuesday recommending masturbation as a way to avoid becoming infected with the coronavirus, but scrapped the whole thing within hours under heavy criticism from the U.S. territory’s conservative society. The department erased its message soon after comment on the campaign went viral on social … Continued

LOOPS (CARIBBEAN) – From tomorrow, an 8 pm to 5 am weekday curfew will be imposed on New Providence, Abaco and Grand Bahama. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the decision to impose a curfew on Grand Bahama is to address any community spread cases. Minnis told Bahamians: “Restrictions are not a punishment for the island … Continued

Approximately 700 new COVID-19 infections have been recorded in The Bahamas in the last seven days. According to information shared by the Ministry of Health,  of the 693 new cases, 510 were identified in New Providence. Grand Bahama has recorded a slight increase in cases with 63 new infections in the past week. The 56 … Continued

Loop News The government of Antigua and Barbuda may soon increase fines for breaching COVID-19 protocols. This comes after a woman is said to have returned to work after testing positive for the coronavirus.According to reports, the young woman returned to the bar where she is employed as a waitress after she got her positive … Continued

VI Consortium Five people were shot early Saturday in St. Thomas near the Four Winds Plaza Shopping Center, the V.I. Police Department has confirmed to the Consortium. Of the five, one victim succumbed to his wounds, carrying the territory’s homicide count in 2020 to 43. Details are still scarce on what exactly led to the … Continued

Using European Union funds, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is assisting the Cayman Islands to pay for COVID-19 vaccines once they are rolled out. A government spokesperson told the Cayman Compass Tuesday that CARPHA has transferred a down payment to the Pan-American Health Organization for the vaccines. Part of that down payment, to secure vaccines for … Continued

VI Consortium USVI residents, especially those in St. Thomas, may soon see cruise ships at ports of call again, as the once bustling cruise tourism operation that sustained many livelihoods on the island see some revival in the next few months. During a West Indian Company Board of Directors meeting held Thursday, Interim President and CEO, … Continued