The US National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has reported a significant increase in lumber prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NAHB reported that due to “insufficient domestic production and tariffs on Canadian sources, the price of lumber has staged a staggering increase in recent months, rising roughly 80% since mid-April to an average … Continued
GIS BVIslanders and Belongers who are or will attain the age of 18 years on or before September 25 are encouraged to register to vote. Supervisor of Elections, Ms. Juliette Penn said the voter registration process is still ongoing and persons are asked to present the relevant documents including a BVI Passport, a Belonger’s Card … Continued
GIS The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has advised the National Security Council to impose a new restricted curfew for a period of seven (7) days from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily. The Curfew Act 2017, Imposition of Curfew (No. 33) Order 2020 will take effect on September 24 to October 1 and will … Continued
Associated Press Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor and protesters took to the streets, authorities said an officer had been shot Wednesday night during the demonstrations expressing anger over the deaths of Black people at the hands of police. Several shots rang out … Continued
A Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong, with prosecutors saying Wednesday that two officers who fired their weapons at the Black woman were justified in using force to protect themselves. The only charges brought by the grand jury were three … Continued
Loop News Fifty-two per cent of students who sat the recent CSEC Mathematics examination have passed.This is in fact “a slight improvement” over the 49 per cent passes in 2018 and “a marked improvement” over 2019 when some 46 per cent of students attained acceptable grades, according to the Director of Operations, Examination Services Division … Continued
Hollywood’s unions announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on pandemic protocols with major studios that will allow the broad resumption of production films and television after six months of stagnant sets and widespread unemployment. The Directors Guild of America, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Basic Crafts … Continued
(BBC) – Tensions between the US and China came to the fore of the annual UN General Assembly in New York, with US President Donald Trump blaming China for the spread of coronavirus. He called for China to be held “accountable” for the pandemic. In his speech, Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country had … Continued
(ST. THOMAS SOURCE) – The launch of a new screening program at the U.S. Virgin Island’s airports discovered one COVID-positive person traveling to St. Croix, according to officials. Since Sunday, a total of 34 tests have been conducted, officials said. The screening program is the newest protocol to be put into place as the territory … Continued
In a government issued press release, the Government of the Virgin Islands encourages Virgin Islanders, who wish to study in other countries for the 2021/2022 academic school year, to apply for the the Virgin Islands Scholarship Abroad Programme. The Virgin Islands Scholarship Abroad Programme is the Government of the Virgin Islands’ scholarship programme that offers … Continued
