Loop News The Bahamas will reopen beaches and major hotels from October 15 as the country implements phase three of the Tourism Readiness and Recovery Plan ahead of the busy holiday season. Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar announced the date of the third phase on Monday. D’Aguilar announced that all hotel guests must abide by a … Continued
Governor Albert Bryan will announce Tuesday the transition from the “Stay-at-Home” order implemented three weeks ago to quell the spread of the novel coronavirus in the USVI, to the “Safer at Home” phase of reopening, which will allow the reopening of non-essential businesses, among other easing of restrictions. This is the second time the territory’s … Continued
The VI Consortium The V.I. Department of Health said Friday it received a donation of 800 vials of the Covid-19 treatment Remdesivir from the New Jersey Government. “The generous donation of the antiviral drug can potentially treat 100-200 patients depending on the severity of the virus and will be split between the Juan F. Luis … Continued
VI Consortium The V.I. Department of Health on Saturday confirmed the 17th Covid-19 related death in USVI, with the latest fatality occurring in St. Thomas. D.O.H. revealed the deceased to be a 93-year-old male. The department told the Consortium this morning that the death occurred on Friday, and that the deceased was previously on a … Continued
To support teaching and learning at home, Oxford University Press is now providing free access to 200+ digital versions of Student Books for persons to access in light of the coronavirus pandemic. To overcome the difficulties in accessing information, the university made all of their CSEC and CAPE textbooks freely available for online reading. Feel … Continued
VOA Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ Jamaica Labour Party won a decisive victory in Thursday’s general election, retaining power by claiming 49 seats compared to the People’s National Party’s 14 seats in the preliminary tally. The final ballot count from all 63 constituencies will continue Friday. Speaking from the JLP’s headquarters in Kingston, Holness said … Continued
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Nearly two million Jamaicans are eligible to cast ballots for a new government on Thursday with the two major political parties – the ruling Jamaica labour Party (JLP) and the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) – equally confident of winning, even though opinion polls support a victory for Prime Minister … Continued
The curfew that has been in place since March 25 of 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic has been lifted totally, but all protocols and measures implemented by the COVID-19 National Task Force and mandated by law to mitigate the transmission of the coronavirus remain in place in St. Kitts and Nevis. The new … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM The USVI Department of Health yesterday announced two additional coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the territory’s total to 14, four of which occurred in the past week. “After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s thirteenth and fourteenth … Continued
Loop Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has confirmed that retired sprinter Usain Bolt returned a positive test for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Tufton made the announcement at a virtual press conference at Jamaica House Monday evening, telling journalists that Bolt “has been formally notified” of the positive result. Reports of Bolt’s positive test emerged Monday morning. … Continued
