Caribbean National Weekly After dissolving the parliament last week, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr Timothy Harris named June 5 as the date for the next general elections. In a radio and television broadcast, Harris, said Nomination Day will be on May 27. The island’s elections were due this year, by August 14. … Continued
Source: Loop News The country’s leading media mogul, Oliver F Clarke, has died at the age of 75. The long-time Chairman and Managing Director of the Gleaner Company died on Saturday at his home in St Andrew, reportedly from cancer which he has battled for some time. Clarke was also for a time, Chairman of … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM ST. CROIX — A mother, her 19-year-old daughter and a young boy — driving in Estate Paradise in the vicinity of the abandoned Evelyn Williams Elementary School on Friday afternoon and believed to be looking for an apartment to rent — were shot at by at least three assailants who investigators believe took … Continued
ESPN “Let’s just call [Tim Duncan] the greatest franchise player in the modern game. The most dependable dude to build an NBA title contender around,” ESPN.com says in its #NBArank announcement released Friday. The sports network assembled a ballot of the 150 greatest basketball players ever. And then an expert panel voted on thousands of … Continued
Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, May 15: • Dominican Republic- 11,320 cases, 422 deaths, 3351 recovered • Puerto Rico- 2542 cases (positive only patients), 122 deaths • Cuba- 1830 cases, 79 deaths, 1383 recovered • Jamaica- 509 cases, 9 deaths, 118 recovered • Haiti- 273 cases, 20 deaths, 18 … Continued
Source: Loop News Regional air carrier LIAT has extended the suspension of its passenger services to May 31, 2020, due to the current border closures and travel restrictions within the regional network. In a statement issued today, Chief Executive Officer, Julie Reifer-Jones, explained that the airline continues to monitor efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and that the further extension is necessary at this … Continued
Some of the 130 Vincentians who left for Canada on Tuesday will take up job on marijuana farms. The marijuana cultivation is in addition to the usual fruit and vegetable production to which the Vincentians are accustomed. The Vincentians are taking up job on marijuana farms even as the conversation on the medical marijuana industry … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM While two incumbent senators, namely Alicia Barnes and Myron Jackson have decided not to seek reelection, a surfeit of new candidates have thrown their hats in the race, among them former government officials in the Governor Kenneth Mapp administration — Samuel Carrion, who served as senior policy advisor, Franklin Johnson, who also served … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM ST. CROIX — A sixth person has died of the coronavirus in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The latest victim, who died on Tuesday, was the son of a husband and wife couple who died of the virus weeks apart, the wife on Monday, April 27, and the husband, the fifth Covid-19 death, on … Continued
V.I. CONSORTIUM – The U.S.V.I. will be among the early jurisdictions to receive a shipment of the new COVID-19 drug Remdesivir this week, said Governor Albert Bryan on Monday during the regular coronavirus updates from Government House. Remdesivir is the only drug given emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration to treat patients with … Continued
