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
The Observer BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has published The Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 13) Regulations, 2020, which came into operation today, August 8 at 5:00 a.m. and will expire at 4:59 a.m. on Saturday, August 29. The curfew now in effect – 2:00 a.m. until 4:59 a.m., has … Continued
VI Consortium The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning to Americans not to travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands if they don’t have to, with the CDC pointing to a high risk of the coronavirus in the territory and limited medical resources for those who contract the disease. In the warning, … Continued
VI Consortium The territory’s infectious disease physician Dr. Tai Hunte gave residents a dose of ‘real talk’ at Monday’s COVID-19 update as she expressed to young people the dangers of hanging out in public, refusing to wear masks and social distance, to then come home to their elderly family members who are showing up positive … Continued
