SANTO DOMINGO — With economists from the World Bank, IMF and IDB forecasting a gloomy economic future for the Caribbean region, there seemed to some good news Tuesday as the number of cases in most regional countries showed a flattening off, even though an uptick continued in seven countries. Most countries, except for the Dominican […]
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Dominican Republic Has 2,111 Cases Of COVID-19 and 108 Deaths So Far
SANTO DOMINGO —The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, passed 2,000 in one island alone Wednesday. An analysis of the latest reported number of cases by News Americas Wednesday night showed the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Dominican Republic jumped to 2,111 with 155 new cases reported yesterday alone. […]
Dominican Republic Continues To Lead Region In COVID-19 Deaths With 60
SANTO DOMINGO —The death rate from the new coronavirus, COVID-19, reached a new high across the Caribbean region Thursday as the number of confirmed cases also continued its steady uptick. The number of people who have so far died from the virus in the Caribbean is now at 104 as of last night, a News […]
U.S. Veterinary Students Evacuated From St. Kitts; SKN Takes Help From Cuba
BASSETERRE — Students at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) St. Kitts and Nevis returned to the United States via a chartered World Atlantic Airlines MD83 aircraft on Saturday. No passenger was allowed to disembark in St. Kitts and Nevis. The aircraft first stopped at Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport to pick up veterinary […]
Sint Maarten Imposes ‘Partial Lockdown,’ No One Back In For 2 Weeks
PHILIPSBURG — The Netherlands government said it has a responsibility to protect the safety and health of the people of Sint Maarten. “These are extraordinary times.” The country is in a partial lockdown and therefore measures will be taken as part of the Government of Sint Maarten’s preparedness, response and mitigation in connection with the COVID-19 global pandemic. Travel […]
Dominican Republic, St. Barts, St. Martin Have Killer Chinese Virus COVID-19
SANTO DOMINGO — Health authorities in the Dominican Republic, St. Martin and St. Barts said today that the coronavirus is present in at least one patient in their respective countries. In Santo Domingo, a 62-year-old Italian man was transferred today to an isolation room in a military hospital near the capital and is in stable […]
SENATOR BLYDEN: ‘We Have To Be Vigilant That COVID-19 Doesn’t Enter USVI Through St. Thomas Cruise Ship Port’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — St. Thomas Senator Marvin Blyden has issued a letter to Senate President Novelle Francis requesting that he schedule an immediate meeting of the Committee of the Whole to discuss issues surrounding COVID-19, more commonly known as the coronavirus. Senator Blyden expressed his concerns about the risks the ongoing outbreak poses to public […]
Dengue Fever ‘Epidemic’ Kills 2 Old People In French Caribbean
MARIGOT — A dengue epidemic in several French Caribbean islands has claimed its second victim, officials said Wednesday. A 75-year-old French woman who traveled regularly to St. Martin died this month after contracting the mosquito-borne virus and being evacuated to Paris, according to a statement from the Regional Health Agency for Guadeloupe, St. Martin and […]
CHINA BAN! Caribbean Nations In Lockstep With United States Over Lockout
MIAMI — As the U.S. continues to enforce strict travel restrictions on travelers from China over the coronavirus outbreak, an increasing number of Caribbean nations are also doing the same, while taking steps to screen arriving passengers at their ports of entry. In recent days, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Dominica, and Trinidad and […]
Police In Sint Maarten Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting In Mt. William Hill
CAY HILL — A man identified only by his initials “M.K.L-B.” is currently being treated at the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) after being shot by an unknown person about 1:00 am Thursday, authorities said. The central dispatch of the Sint Maarten Police Force KPSM sent detectives to SMMC shortly after 1:00 am to investigate […]