St. Thomas USVI Daily News Knowing the limited resources available in the U.S. Virgin Islands, many island sewers have taken up the call to make masks to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Watching the news, Linda Evans realized that living on an island, “the odds of getting enough face masks for this population wasn’t … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM ST. THOMAS — A 35-year-old man was found shot to death on the roadside in Hospital Ground Friday morning, the latest fatality in a wave of gun violence sweeping through the St. Thomas community. Police identified the victim as Junior Akimo Freeman. He is the third person killed by gun violence in Hospital … Continued
The Department of Health on Thursday revealed that five additional positive coronavirus cases brought the number of people in the territory who have been infected with the disease to 50. The department did not send the alert of new cases through the VITEMA Alert system. According to the health department, 34 of those cases were … Continued
As cases of the Novel Coronavirus continues to mount in the Caribbean, here are the statistics as of today, April 9: • Dominican Republic- 2111 cases, 108 deaths, 36 recovered • Puerto Rico- 683 cases, 33 deaths • Cuba- 457 cases, 12 deaths, 27 recovered • Martinique-154 cases, 6 deaths, 50 recovered • Guadeloupe-141 cases, … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Governor Albert Bryan announced during his administration’s Wednesday coronavirus press briefing that a determination was made to cancel in-person public school classes for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This means students will not be back on campus until September, when the 2020-2021 school year is set to commence. Critically, learning will … Continued
In Grand Bahama, officials continue to be creative in making sure residents have access to essentials in the simplest way possible. All across the region, countries are on lock-down while others on curfew. The Office of the Prime Minister, Grand Bahama in conjunction with the Royal Bahamas Police Force have implemented a ticketing system at … Continued
A bill requiring that the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority suspend the disconnection of service to residents until June 1, 2020, or until the state of emergency recently declared by Governor Albert Bryan is lifted, will be heard during today’s session at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall, where the main item on the … Continued
ST. THOMAS SOURCE ONLINE Are you home bored, wishing you had something to do? Have you been having negative thoughts about yourself? Do you have challenges when it comes to loving yourself and knowing your worth? Do you suffer from low self-esteem? Are you ready to learn to love yourself more, to be able to … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM The US Virgin Islands Department of Health this week unveiled detailed statistics about how the coronavirus has spread in the territory and the public health agency’s efforts to rein it in. The data shed light, for the first time, on information that helps Virgin Islanders understand where the COVID-19 disease has had the … Continued
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday closed all the beaches in the Territory until April 20 in an attempt at curbing the COVID-19 virus and as a way to discourage some residents from ignoring the stay-at-home order and negating social and physical distancing. “We have a considerable way to go before we reach … Continued
