CTV News LOS ANGELES — The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation’s emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers reducing spending or going underground for deals. It was supposed to be a long weekend of festivals and music culminating on April … Continued
Evening Standard Billionaire Sir Richard Branson today warned Virgin Atlantic will need financial aid from the Government in order to survive the coronavirus crisis as he defended himself amid backlash over a bailout request. As the Virgin Group boss works “day and night” to save jobs, he says the airline needs taxpayers’ support in the … Continued
VI Consortium The Virgin Islands Consortium is building on its successful and historic online-only entertainment effort for the USVI, the wider Caribbean and people all over the world. Following the first “Quarantine Jam”, which was held on April 11 and reached more than 600,000 people, the media house on Saturday announced “Quarantine Jouvert”, which the … Continued
VI Consortium ST. CROIX — Naturi Naughton, the Power star who grew up in East Orange, New Jersey, but whose father was born and raised in Frederiksted, St. Croix, has not been a distant memory to the U.S. Virgin Islands. On the contrary, the actress and former 3LW singer — who is also working on … Continued
The Ministry of Health and Social Development is alerting the public to be aware of falsified, counterfeit, substandard products that are being sold on the Internet to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19. Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals in the Ministry of Health and Social Development, Mrs. Gracia Wheatley-Smith warned that to date, no in-home test … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has offered his condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased suspected case of COVID-19. The Premier’s words of comfort came following the announcement of the death of a 52 year old female resident who succumbed to the symptoms of her illness on the … Continued
VI Consortium ST. CROIX — After confirming a second coronavirus-related death in the U.S. Virgin Islands this morning, with details of the case being provided during Governor Albert Bryan’s press briefing during the afternoon, the Department of Health on Friday night confirmed a third death in the territory, with the latest being a 77-year-old man … Continued
(CNN) Professional sports in Florida are getting the green light to resume production after the Florida Governor’s Office deemed them “essential services.” This is being added to the same list that includes services such as grocery stores, hospitals, banks, utility companies and restaurants. The order that was signed on Thursday states that employees at professional … Continued
(CNN) As Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott formulated a plan this week to reopen the world’s 10th largest economy, he had to strike a delicate balance between two opposing forces: a push from the state’s powerful business community eager to get back to work and health professionals and economists warning that a premature restart could … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has said that the purpose of the 24-hour Lockdown was to protect the people of the Virgin Islands from COVID-19 and to detect any pockets of community spread in the Territory. The Premier stated that the decision for a 24-hour curfew was made when the Territory … Continued
