PEOPLE Celebrated director Spike Lee was announced as Jury President of upcoming Cannes Film Festival. The choice makes Lee the first African-American selected to head the panel in the festival’s history. In a statement posted on the festival website early Tuesday morning, the Oscar-winning director said he was “honored” to be chosen for the important … Continued
BET Written by Paul Meara Morehouse College is making history as the all-male historically Black college has become the first HBCU to create a polo team. Amy Fraser, Director of Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Polo, affirmed the team’s official status and sent an official welcome to them, saying, “We would like to officially welcome Morehouse College to the … Continued
The U.S. government on Friday said it will evacuate American citizens currently quarantined on the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan. With 218 confirmed cases of coronavirus aboard the ship, it is the site of the largest outbreak outside of China. Americans and their families on the ship, which is currently docked in Yokohama, Japan, … Continued
PUERTO RICO, Associated Press- Puerto Rico’s government said Friday that it suspended three employees as federal agents investigate an online scam that attempted to steal more than $4 million from the U.S. territory. Manuel Laboy, executive director of Puerto Rico’s Industrial Development Company, said rigorous procedures were not followed when the agency received an email … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM ST. CROIX — Saturday marked the opening day of the 2020 Agriculture and Food Fair, the 49th annual event on St. Croix that has grown to be the largest of its kind in the Caribbean. On Saturday morning under a large tent located on the west end of the Rudolph Shulterbrandt Agricultural Complex … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon. Andrew A. Fahie is away from the Territory attending the 31st Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Barbados. According to the CARICOM website, the areas to be discussed include the CARICOM Single Market and Economy; the Report on the Commission … Continued
Officials at the Ministry of Health and Social Development and the Environmental Health Division are reassuring the public on port health in relation to cruise ship clearance protocol. As it relates to the current Novel Coronavirus and the public concern, the following preventive and control measures are being undertaken to respond to any threats of … Continued
Acting Chief of Medical Staff at the BVI Health Services Authority, Dr. Monica Odwin has announced that a plan is in place to manage the coronavirus threat locally. Dr. Odwin said the plan seeks to create synergy between the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital, community clinics and the home. She stated that while the BVIHSA … Continued
ST. THOMAS — The Virgin Islands Consortium has reported that the V.I. Department of Justice’s civil claims against the half-billion-dollar estate of Jeffrey Epstein is casting an unwanted spotlight on the dead pedophile’s interactions with the Virgin Islands’ rich and powerful. Attorney General Denise George stepped up the pressure on Epstein’s estate by amending a … Continued
The Government of the Virgin Islands has announced that the official Opening and Dedication Ceremony for the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre is slated to take place on Thursday, February 20. Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone is extending an invitation to residents of the Virgin Islands, particularly those on Virgin Gorda … Continued
