VI Consortium The V.I. Department of Health has announced the 12th Covid-19-related death in the U.S. Virgin Islands, coming just 4 days after the department reported the 11th fatality. The latest victim according to D.O.H. was a 72-year-old man from St. Thomas; no further details were provided. And it was not clear whether this victim … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM A person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus virus, who was placed under quarantine for two weeks after which this person was cleared by the V.I. Department of Health to leave quarantine and head back into the community, tested positive a second time after being told by her employer that she would … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM The Department of Health reported a sharp surge in the number of Covid-19 infections Thursday, announcing 63 new infections territory-wide, with 50 on St. Thomas, 11 on St. Croix and 2 on St. John. Thursday’s report matches the August 11 total, though St. Thomas had seen an even greater portion of infections at … Continued
VI Consortium The V.I. Department of Health reported 36 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday night, with 26 of those cases being confirmed on St. Thomas, while St. Croix accounted for 10. No new cases were reported on St. John. Community spread and close contact continue to be the main driver of cases … Continued
VI Consortium Senator Kenneth Gittens on Monday announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The senator said he began experiencing some of the symptoms associated with the deadly pathogen early last week and decided to get tested. “Once I started feeling some of the symptoms like the coughing, headache, joint pain and … Continued
VI Consortium St. Croix residents as far as The Meadows just north of Strawberry Hill reported hearing endless gunshots ringing from afar on Monday night. One person, rattled by the gunfire, declared it was World War III. Multiple residents said well over a hundred rounds were fired. The gunfire was coming from Sion Farm near … Continued
Governor Albert Bryan just announced that the U. S. Virgin Islands will go into mandatory “Stay-at-home” status from Monday, August 17th. This decision was highly influenced by the recent surge that saw the U.S. territory recording a massive 106 news cases in two days. The new order scheduled to run for atleast two weeks will … Continued
Source: VI Consortium The V.I. Bureau of Corrections (B.O.C.) has placed the St. Thomas prison facility, named the Alexander A. Farrelly Criminal Complex, on lockdown after 20 people — including inmates and staff members — tested positive for the coronavirus. According to a release from the bureau, the first time B.O.C. officials learned of the … Continued
The V.I. Department of Health reported 63 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest single-day number of infections reported since the pandemic began. Of the 63 new cases, St. Thomas — representing a surging outbreak — saw 57 of those cases, according to the Dept. of Health data. The Dept. of Health listed almost all … Continued
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Voters in Trinidad and Tobago go to the polls on Monday to elect a new government following allegations of corruption, race and promises in a campaign severely hampered by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The election here is not the only one in the Caribbean where the pandemic has played … Continued
