ZIZ The newest Senator in the National Assembly in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Bernicia Nisbett, who was sworn in yesterday July 8th, 2020, said she is deeply humbled by the opportunity presented to her to serve the people of St. Kitts and Nevis at the national level. Dr. Nisbett currently serves … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM A coronavirus outbreak that started on St. Croix last week is now affecting St. Thomas and to a lesser extent St. John. According to the Dept. of Health’s latest infographic issued Wednesday night, 22 new cases of the virulent disease were confirmed in the territory: 13 on St. Croix, 7 on St. Thomas … Continued
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico faced the possibility of political turmoil Tuesday as the U.S. territory’s governor welcomed an investigation into allegations that she obstructed justice amid calls from the main opposition party for a legislative probe and a possible impeachment process. The obstruction claim was leveled by the opposition Monday over … Continued
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’ s government reported a new daily high in COVID-19 cases on Monday, but critics said the numbers were deeply flawed. The Health Department reported 530 new coronavirus cases, topping a spurt of 485 on June 4. But the numbers include both molecular swab tests for current infections … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM The V.I. Department of Health on Tuesday issued a detailed guidance for the reopening of schools in the fall. The guidance, released for public, private, and parochial schools, takes into consideration the coronavirus pandemic and the virus’s impact on the community. Consequentially, schools will reopen based on the level of impact the coronavirus … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM After unrelenting pressure from key U.S. senators, the media and powerful interest groups, the Trump administration on Monday released the list of companies throughout America, including the U.S. territories, that received between $150,000 to $10 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), whose aim was to help companies keep their workers employed after … Continued
The United Kingdom Government announced that 73 countries will be allowed to travel, quarantine-free to England, United Kingdom, commencing 10th July 2020. The British Virgin Islands was on the list of the countries and territories to be exempted from the UK’s mandatory 14 day-quarantine period upon arrival into England. The following countries were listed on … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM – University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) President Dr. David Hall addressed the UVI community on Tuesday during a virtual town hall meeting to discuss the University’s fall 2020 semester plans and operations, in light of the continued challenges posed by COVID-19. According to UVI, Dr. Hall outlined plans to gradually resume in-person … Continued
Caribbean National Weekly ROSEAU, Dominica –The Dominica government says it is prepared to close the island until December even as it announced plans to re-open its borders to international travel in August. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said that Dominica cannot afford another wave of the virus. While Dominica recorded 18 positive cases of the virus, … Continued
Governor Albert Bryan had limited his coronavirus response updates to Mondays, but with the recent surge in cases in the territory — six new cases were reported Tuesday by the V.I. Dept. of Health — the territory’s leader will host a press briefing on Thursday at 1:00 p.m., where he will announce a number of … Continued
