Associated Press — Puerto Rico is taking its first tentative steps in relaxing a nearly two-month lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic, while health experts warn that the U.S. territory is relying on faulty statistics and has not yet seen its peak of cases. Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced Thursday night that starting Monday, certain sectors including … Continued
TIME – The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has alleged that none of the island’s eligible residents have received their expected stimulus payments from the federal government. In an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday, Carmen Yulin Cruz, the mayor of the U.S. territory’s capital city, said the island has not yet benefited from one of the … Continued
An explosion at the Arms Store Complex at the Camp Stephenson Base, Timehri in Guyana has claimed the lives of three Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks. The incident, which occurred around 9 am on Thursday, also left another GDF rank injured. The circumstances of the explosion are being investigated. However, a release issued by the … Continued
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. on Wednesday announced an easing of restrictions on non-essential businesses, along with new guidelines for residents, as part of a “Safer at Home” response phase to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the provisions that will go in effect Monday at 6 a.m.: Non-essential businesses can reopen but with restrictions. All customers and … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM US Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan on Wednesday laid out a plan for the phased reopening of the territory, the first step towards a new normalcy in the current coronavirus crisis. Beginning Monday, May 4, the territory will move into a less-restrictive phase referred to as “Safer at Home” whereby some lower-risk businesses, … Continued
The New York Times The US Virgin Islands are one of the few territories in the Caribbean currently not turning away boaters. As a result, yachts have been flocking to their ports in record numbers. The New York Times reported that as many as 600 boats have been seen in the territory’s waters at a … Continued
V.I. Consortium (ST. THOMAS) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents have intercepted a vessel with three men onboard entering Brewers Bay transporting more than $3 million inside duffel bags, CBP has announced. “Transnational Criminal Organizations believe that law enforcement has relaxed its vigilance with social distancing and try to … Continued
Cases of COVID-19 continue to mount in the Caribbean. Here are the confirmed coronavirus cases as of yesterday, April 22: • Dominican Republic- 5,300 cases, 260 deaths, 581 recovered • Cuba- 1,137 cases, 38 deaths, 309 recovered • Puerto Rico- 915* cases, 64 deaths (revised its positive cases downward*) • Jamaica- 233 cases, 6 deaths, … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Governor Bryan said US Virgin Islanders should get used to a new normal in the age of the coronavirus, the deadly pathogen that has brought the world to a standstill. Giving brief remarks on Tuesday before touring a building being turned into a coronavirus alternative care facility at the V.I. National Guard base … Continued
LOOP Saint Lucia’s Cabinet of Ministers has agreed to a 75% salary reduction to help tackle the COVID-19 economic crisis, Loop News confirmed Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Ahead of Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Parliament, Commerce Minister, Bradley Felix, disclosed that discussions regarding pay cuts for parliamentarians was in its advanced stages, which would … Continued
