PHILIPSBURG — The Jewel of the Seas faced a dilemma Sunday. After starting the day with fifteen crew members and five guests testing positive for COVID-19, ten additional crewmembers later tested positive for the virus. This brought the number of infected crew members to a total of twenty-five. With five infected guests, the total number of infected […]
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American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine Gets Re-Accreditation
PHILIPSBURG — American University of Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) has been granted continued accreditation by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) for the maximum period of six years through 2027. AUC’s re-accreditation affirms the university’s high standards of quality and excellence and strong outcomes, which are comparable to accredited U.S. and Canadian medical […]
COVID-Plagued RCG Cruise Ship Symphony Of The Seas Docked In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — At least 48 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas cruise ship that docked in St. Thomas on Wednesday, the company said, as the omicron variant continues to spread around the world. The sprawling ship, which boasts a nightclub and theater, left Miami on December 11 for […]
VITEMA Monitors Passing Of Hurricane Sam To North Of St. Thomas, St. John
CHRISTIANSTED — Hurricane Sam continued to feed on warm water as a powerful Category 3 storm with some partners likely to join it in the Atlantic basin in the form of three other disturbances. The seventh hurricane of the year has maximum sustained winds of 120 mph and is stumbling northwest at 9 mph, according […]
SPORTS TOURISM: Dominican Republic Hosts USVI And 22 Other Teams In Soccer
SANTO DOMINGO — The U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Association boys’ and girls’ teams will travel to the Dominican Republic to compete in an International Soccer Tournament, held by the Caribbean Football Union. The teams left the territory yesterday and are scheduled to return on August 30, 2021. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) announced that the Dominican Republic […]
Tropical Storm Grace Forms, Expected To Reach The Lesser Antilles Tonight: NWS
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Grace formed this morning with a forecast that threatens the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by the end of the weekend. The tropical wave grew into the 2021 hurricane season’s seventh named storm, and as of the National Hurricane Center’s 8 a.m. advisory is located about 335 miles east […]
2 Quakes In 3 Days Jolt Saint Martin And The Dominican Republic, USGS Says
SANTO DOMINGO —The U.S. Geological Survey reported a “minor magnitude” earthquake was recorded in the Dominican Republic late this morning. The jolt happened near El Valle, Provincia de Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic 11:16 a.m. today, — about one hour and 35 minutes ago, according to the USGS. A minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake also hit in […]
France Needs Volunteers To Help Battle COVID-19 In Its Caribbean Territories
FORT-DE-FRANCE — France’s health minister on Sunday appealed for volunteer doctors and nurses to travel to the overseas territories of Guadalupe and Martinique as a wave of COVID-19 infections overwhelms hospitals on the two Caribbean islands. Health Minister Olivier Veran said the first medical staff would fly out on Tuesday, as health authorities race to […]
‘Drop Dead Fred’ Might Dump Much Needed Rain On USVI Come Tuesday
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three disturbances in the tropical Atlantic this morning. For the moment, 92L (#3 on graphic) which would be called “Fred,” is expected to bring rain activity to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico during a Tuesday-Wednesday timeframe, the National Weather Service said today. 1. A broad […]
HURRICANE SEASON 2021: Improperly Installed Generators Killed More People Than The Storms Themselves
MIAMI — The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins today. But with the news that people in the active hurricane belt should be on guard against the storms from June to November — came the grim warning that improperly installed generators kill more people in the aftermath of the deadly cyclones than the actual storms themselves. […]