As the BVI experienced their own spell of unusually inclement weather, nearby Puerto Rico suffered from an even more dreadful bout of torrential showers. This resulted in the U.S. Caribbean territory suffering from mass flooding ultimately closing dozens of schools on Monday. Reports have also been made of several road closures and residents forced into … Continued
Fully vaccinated United States Virgin Islanders travelling back to their homeland will no longer be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test effective today Wednesday February 2. This was announced by the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach, during a weekly COVID-19 press briefing update yesterday. He said with the … Continued
Residents and visitors of the United Stated Virgin Islands should not expect a parade this year. There is also surety that there will be a carnival. The VI Consortium in its reports said, there will be some level of carnival activity in St. Thomas this year, but preliminary planning point to a less spectacular event … Continued
Premier Andrew Fahie recently penned a letter to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley, congratulating her on the resounding clean sweep re-election victory on January 19, 2022. He commended Prime Minister Mottley for her leadership shown throughout the region since her first term in office. In his letter he wrote, “I … Continued
Guyana’s Opposition ‘A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC)’ has filed a motion of no confidence against the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir. This was confirmed in several articles from news agencies within Guyana, which said the motion was filed amid concerns of possible sanctions being imposed on several opposition … Continued
Barbados Prime Minister Mia ‘Amor’ Mottley for the second time in the history of Barbados elections completed a 30-0 clean sweep at the polls, making her the first Prime Minister to complete consecutive clean sweeps in Barbados. Prime Minister Mottley called the elections some 18 months earlier than the constitutional deadline, a decision which ultimately … Continued
On Monday January 17th, 2022 baby Logan Cruz arrived via an American Airline jet back home to his final resting place of St. Croix USVI at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport. His arrival has been termed a “hero’s welcome”. He was honored as the American Airlines jet that brought him home received a water salute, … Continued
All students and employees across public schools within the United States Virgin Islands will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing to be allowed physically back into schools from January 24. This is according to a media release published by the Virgin Islands Department of Education on Monday January 17. It said that testing will commence … Continued
Permission has officially been granted by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) in Germany allowing St Vincent and the Grenadines to be the first member state of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to be allowed to export medicinal cannabis. The first shipment from St. Vincent and the Grenadines heads to … Continued
Four children succumbed to COVID in just the last few days in Guyana, taking their COVID related death total among children to 15, since the advent of the novel coronavirus. This was confirmed by Guyana health officials on Monday January 17, as the country has not recorded a total of 1,905 deaths and 51,203 infections … Continued
