VI CONSORTIUM ST. CROIX — Eleven people were shot and four are dead following three violent incidents on St. Croix between Saturday night and the wee hours of Sunday morning, all of which were said to be separate, unrelated occurrences. V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima stated that one man was dead Saturday night after … Continued
A helicopter crash in the Botany Bay area Monday afternoon took four lives, the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency confirmed, but little else had been released officially about the incident as of Monday evening. At 6:45 p.m. the Virgin Islands Emergency Management Agency sent a statement saying only that the crash had taken place at … Continued
Since the hurricanes of 2017, the number of hotel rooms in the U.S. Virgin Islands has fallen from 4,500 to 2,450, according to the USVI Hotel and Tourism Association, and travel to the territory has fallen by more than 60 percent. Lisa Hamilton, president of the association, says it is time to be optimistic. Lemonade … Continued
Five people have died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Jamaica. Additionally, the country recorded 290 new cases of the virus. This pushes the island’s death toll to 368, and the total confirmed cases since the outbreak to 18,527. The latest victims are a 60-year-old female, a 40-year-old male, an 80-year-old female, a … Continued
Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s attorneys and co-executors of his estate, have been named as defendants in a new court filing by V.I. Attorney General Denise George, who says the men were active participants in Epstein’s criminal enterprise and even arranged sham marriages to keep his victims from being deported. Following his guilty … Continued
Head of the Financial Institutions Supervisory Division of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Dr Jide Lewis, says stakeholder discussions are underway to establish a regulated local cryptocurrency system here. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or cryptocurrency can be used to purchase goods and services. Examples include Bitcoin and Ethereum, which are the most popular versions … Continued
Jamacia’s government will cover the required medical expenses in the event of an adverse reaction to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. That’s according to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. Speaking at the COVID-19 online media briefing Thursday, Tufton said, while the government has granted indemnity to manufacturers AstraZeneca, it is making plans to protect … Continued
Governor Albert Bryan announced Monday that the territory received $21 million from the federal government “to help people in distress with their (residential) rent. “The money is designed to help pay your landlord,” Mr. Bryan stated while speaking during the administration’s weekly Covid-19 response update. Previously, Senator Marvin Blyden stated the total received to be $12 … Continued
IWITNESS NEWS St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Saturday, recorded its fourth COVID-19 death, the second in three days. Dead is an 88-year-old male, a hypertensive patient was admitted to hospital on Jan. 28. The man died at 8:45 a.m. Saturday from sepsis secondary to COVID-19 pneumonia, the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO). Meanwhile, the … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM There will be a Virgin Islander on national TV in one of the premier games of the Women’s Basketball regular season slate, as St. Thomas native Aliyah Boston and No. 2/1 South Carolina (15-1) take on No. 3/No.5 Connecticut (12-1) on Fox Sports 1 at 8 p.m AST on Monday. Boston has been … Continued
