BBC The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon surpass Italy as the … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM ST. THOMAS — A 35-year-old man was found shot to death on the roadside in Hospital Ground Friday morning, the latest fatality in a wave of gun violence sweeping through the St. Thomas community. Police identified the victim as Junior Akimo Freeman. He is the third person killed by gun violence in Hospital … Continued
Health Officials continue to urge the importance of keeping the immune system as strong as possible by getting adequate sleep, exercise and a nutritious diet to fight against the COVID-19 virus. Coordinator of Health Promotion Services in the Ministry of Health and Social Development, Ms. Ivy George says that the body can be compared to … Continued
Thursday, April 9 – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has launched a new way of making contact during the COVID-19 24 hour lock down. The phone number 368-9112 is to be used only to send texts or photographs via whatsapp of person/(s) Breaching the Curfew. The initiative was officially rolled out on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 and is mainly to free up the main access … Continued
Employers in the Territory are notified that essential employees who have been assigned to work during the upcoming holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday, are to be paid in accordance with Sections 53 and 54 of the Labour Code. Section 53 of the Labour Code states, “Where an employee does not work for his or … Continued
By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway A promising 19-year old football goalkeeper died in Santo Domingo 10 days after attempting suicide on Virgin Gorda by dousing in gas, then lighting himself on fire. Collaged images of Diego Jimenez appeared on the BVI Football Association’s social media page on April 1 with the caption, ‘Diego Jimenez…with great … Continued
(CNN) Passover is here, and Easter and Ramadan are approaching. Occasions that typically bring families together to pray, reflect and celebrate — fellowship needed, perhaps, now more than ever — will look different this year as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The loss of those traditions is added to a growing list of losses that Americans … Continued
(CNN) As the spread of the coronavirus is proving difficult to contain, so too is the misinformation surrounding it. One of the most recent, baseless conspiracy theories surrounding the virus is that 5G networks — the next generation of wireless technology that’s steadily being rolled out around the world — are fueling the global coronavirus … Continued
(CNN) With health experts warning that warmer months won’t bring an end to coronavirus, officials are developing a framework for what America’s new normal could look like. President Trump has previously claimed that increased temperatures will bring an end to the virus. But members of a National Academy of Sciences committee said in a letter … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Governor Albert Bryan announced during his administration’s Wednesday coronavirus press briefing that a determination was made to cancel in-person public school classes for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This means students will not be back on campus until September, when the 2020-2021 school year is set to commence. Critically, learning will … Continued
