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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr Carissa Etienne said Tuesday that by early next month, all Caribbean countries will have received their first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX Facility.In fact, some of them could get theirs by the end of this week. However, the PAHO Director warned that COVID-19 is surging dangerously … Continued

The International News Queen Elizabeth would no longer be the head of state in Barbados where the government intends to remove her. The process of Queen Elizabeth’s removal would be complete in November of this year when the nation marks the 55th anniversary of independence from Britain. The decision was taken last year when a … Continued

Virgin Islands born mix engineer Leslie Brathwaite a native of St. Thomas USVI, on Sunday evening took home a Grammy for his work on the critically acclaimed ‘Queen B’s’, Beyoncé’s Black Parade which won Best R&B Performance. Leslie Brathwaite is one of the recording industry’s top mixing engineers whose credits include Pharrell Williams, Outkast, Björk, … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory has advised the public that committee meetings and official activities on the legislative calendar through the rest of the week have been postponed due to Covid-19 exposure on Monday. “Out of an abundance of caution, Legislature buildings in the Thomas-St. John and St. Croix districts are being cleaned and … Continued

Travel demand for the U.S. Virgin Islands remains strong, said the V.I. Dept. of Tourism Thursday, citing recent data in Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and lifestyle media outlet. The data, from travel search site Kayak, reveal St. Thomas as the No. 1 destination where flight searches are recovering the fastest, according to D.O.T. “As … Continued

Ten countries across the region will get a major boost to their Covid-19 vaccination programmes as a result of a USD$500, 000 donations from regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean. The donation to national vaccination programmes is being made by the bank through its charitable arm the FirstCaribbean International ComTrust Foundation, and will support the purchase of … Continued

Senator Samuel Carrión, a longtime advocate for peace, is urging the Governor to move forward with implementation of the new Office of Gun Violence Prevention, established under Act 8423 in January. “What local law enforcement has been doing is clearly not working,” Senator Carrión said. “This means it is time to try a different approach. … Continued

VI CONSORTIUM St. Croix has lost a sixth person in five days through gun violence following a shooting around the 11: a.m. hour today in Estate Carlton that left a male victim dead. According to V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima, at around 11:17 a.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center received notification from an adult … Continued

Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — Legendary reggae singer Bunny Wailer died in the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston this morning. He was 73. “Yes. He died about 8:00 this morning. I’m still right here with him,” his manager Maxine Stowe told OBSERVER ONLINE a short while ago. Bunny Wailer had been in and out of … Continued