CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Nearly 60 percent of elderly residents at the Queen Louise Home for the Aged have tested positive for COVID-19 amid an ongoing spike in confirmed cases on St. Thomas,…
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American Red Cross Needs Local Volunteers During Active Hurricane Season
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The American Red Cross of the Virgin Islands is seeking volunteers to assist during this year’s active hurricane season in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In late July, the tropical…
Federal Judge: ‘Discriminatory’ To Deny Puerto Rico Access To U.S. Food Stamp, Medicare Aid
SAN JUAN — A federal judge on Monday ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. commonwealth access to three federal welfare programs in a major decision…
It Took 3 Months To Recover From COVID-19, But For Sam The Sailor, St. Thomas Is A Place He Won’t Soon Forget
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — When Puerto Rico turned the freighter he was on away from its “rich” port in early May, things looked grim indeed for Sam the Sailor. After all, Sam the…
Brazil’s COVID-19 Numbers Make Latin America And Caribbean Look Bad
BRASILIA — Coronavirus cases in Latin America and the Caribbean surged on Sunday, briefly overtaking the total in North America thanks to Brazil’s numbers alone, an Agence France-Presse tally showed. As the…
Nearly 3 Years After Hurricane Maria, Some Puerto Ricans Are Just Hoping For A New Blue Tarp
SAN JUAN — Nearly three years after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of homes remain badly damaged, many people face a hurricane season under fading blue tarp roofs…
U.S. Fisherman Languishes In ‘Medieval’ Jail Cell In The British Virgin Islands, 3 U.S. Leaders Are Monitoring
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — Two United States senators and a congressman wrote last month to a British Virgin Islands deputy governor asking him to release a New Jersey-based fisherman currently being…
In Cuba, The Old Foe’s Currency Makes A Comeback
HAVANA — State-run stores in Cuba began selling some food and hygiene products in U.S. dollars on Monday as the import-dependent country faces a grave shortage of tradable currency to purchase goods…
OBITUARY NOTICE: Coreen Bryant Lewis Of St. Thomas
The family of Coreen Bryant Lewis regrets to announce the passing of our dearly beloved wife, mother, sister and aunt, who died in North Carolina on May 12, 2020 after several months…
ECLAC OP-ED: Building Back Better After COVID-19: Equality At The Center
SANTIAGO, Chile — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a socio-economic crisis of an unprecedented scope and reach. Worldwide, it has led to a massive decline of working hours, equivalent to 400 million…