VI CONSORTIUM Attorney General William P. Barr on Sept. 30th directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the execution of Orlando Cordia Hall, who was sentenced to death after kidnapping, raping, and murdering a 16-year-old girl from St. Croix, USVI in 1994. The 16-year-old, named Lisa Rene, was in her first semester of an … Continued
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A transgender woman was hospitalized recently after police said she was stabbed and violently beaten in the latest case involving a member of the U.S. territory’s LGBTQ community. Authorities issued a statement saying Nicole López, 33, told police that the incident occurred after she got into an argument with … Continued
As more Caribbean islands reopen, new protocols are being introduced on a continuous basis to woo visitors while ensuring the safety of citizens. Among the measures some islands have implemented is the use of apps to track people’s movements in the event they test positive for COVID-19 and provide them with information they need to … Continued
St. Kitts Nevis Observer CHARLESTOWN, Nevis –- A joint health and tourism campaign “#Today4Tomorrow,” has been launched by The Ministry of Health and the Nevis Tourism Authority ahead of the October 31 border reopening. The campaign is geared toward educating everyone on health and safety protocols to curb the transmission of COVID-19. It occurs as … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM When Albert Bryan ran for governor of the Virgin Islands two years ago, curtailing crime in the territory was one of the cornerstones of his campaign. Today, gun violence continues to rise, and Mr. Bryan, like his predecessors, has found himself in a similar position: calling on the community to assist law enforcement … Continued
The Government of the US Virgin Islands has lifted some restrictions on bars, churches, restaurants and nightclubs which were imposed to reduce coronavirus transmissions. Governor Albert Bryan Jr announced the relaxed restrictions today as the territory’s rate of positivity for the virus had decreased significantly. “We are slowly getting back to normalcy, but we can’t … Continued
A Guyanese-American man is suing Caribbean Airlines (CAL) after he unwittingly transported drugs to New York from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, two years ago. Simeon Wilson, a Queens resident, told the New York Post that his nightmare began after he had spent a week with family celebrating his elderly father’s birthday. According to documents … Continued
Guyana Petroleum Digest International Airlines reacted positively and swiftly to the Government of Guyana’s decision to reopen its airports effective today October 12, following closure since March 20 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government of the world’s newest petrostate and one of the hottest oil exploration spots, which has seen more than 8 billion barrels … Continued
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, which is undergoing a restructuring program, is likely to return to the skies in November, a senior government minister in Antigua has said. But Information Minister Melford Nicholas told reporters that he would not want to give a specific date as to when the airline, … Continued
A new free online course, which investigates the history of British colonial slavery in the Caribbean, has been launched by the University of the West Indies (UWI) and University of Glasgow (UoG). The four week course, called History of Slavery in the British Caribbean, takes participants on a 350-year journey from West Africa and the … Continued
