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Searchlight From today, any person within the government service who has not taken a COVID-19 vaccine will be considered to have abandoned their job. And last Wednesday, police officers who were unvaccinated were no longer considered employed by the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF). Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said on … Continued

The St. Thomas Source The Territorial Hospital Board voted to accept the resignation of Dr. Luis Amaro as acting CEO of St. Thomas’ Schneider Regional Medical Center on Thursday. The Board thanked him for his service. It installed hospital legal counsel Tina Comissiong to the post until the permanent CEO is named. Dyma Williams continues … Continued

Barbados is now officially a Parliamentary Republic, becoming the fourth Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to replace Britain’s Her Majesty’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state. The country officially made its transition to a Republic on the 55th anniversary of Barbados’ political independence from Britain, in the wee hours of Tuesday November 30. The move … Continued

International superstar and billionaire Robyn Rihanna Fenty is set to become Barbados’ 11th National Hero. The announcement was made by Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley as the country officially transitioned into becoming a Parliamentary Republic on the anniversary of its independence, today November 30. The ceremony to install Rihanna as the second living national hero … Continued

Anew Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) publication highlights the devastating toll of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of populations in the Americas, as well as the impact of service disruptions throughout the region. ‘Strengthening mental health responses to COVID-19 in the Americas: A health policy analysis and recommendations, published recently … Continued

The government will soon lay in the National Assembly its Local Content Bill which could see Guyana setting strong targets for companies operating in the oil industry. The Bill’s first schedule would mandate a near takeover of oil operations by local goods and services in 10 years. Though local penetration of the industry at present … Continued

Caribbean news online The Caribbean mourns the death of former St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell. Sir James has been diagnosed with dengue and other health conditions. The 90-year-old statesman succumbed to death early today in his home in Bequia days after being discharged from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados. … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM Legislation that will make it illegal for education administrators to discriminate against people because of their hair texture received the first step of becoming law when the Committee on Education and Workforce Development met Tuesday. The committee received testimony on Bill 34-0147, an Act amending V.I. Code relating to discrimination on account of … Continued

The Virgin Islands Fire Service (VIFS) is in mourning after it was announced that a service man died in a vehicular accident on November 22nd,2021. In a statement, VIFSsaid: “While returning to their duty station after training, two firefighters were involved in a motor vehicle accident that tragically took the life of one of the … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday the approval of the V.I. Department of Education’s “American Rescue Plan Outlying Areas State Educational Agency” (ARP-OA SEA) implementation plan. D.O.E.’s plan details how American Rescue Plan funds will be used to sustain the safe operation of schools and equitably expand opportunity for students who need … Continued