CHRISTIANSTED — One of the two latest winners of the “USVI Vax To Win” sweepstakes lottery is an nurse employed by a private health care clinic on the north shore of St. Croix. Naita Salmon is employed as an obstetrics nurse by Frederiksted Health Care Inc. and is a nurse practitioner (NP) with a Master […]
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Merlinda Philomene Named VITEMA’s Deputy Director Of Human Resources
KINGSHILL — Merlinda Philomene has been named Deputy Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations for the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) effective Monday – August 16, 2021. Philomene started her career in government at the Office of Collective Bargaining, then served at the Department of Education; prior to this appointment; she was […]
Health Department Confirms 40th Death From COVID-19; Pop-Up Testing Closed
CHRISTIANSTED — One more person has died from COVID-19 in the U.S. Virgin Islands — a 77-year-old man on St. Croix, Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion confirmed in a press conference on Monday.. Pop-up testing centers in the territory are closed today due to the possibility of inclement weather from Potential Tropical Cyclone Six, Encarnacion said, […]
Slithering Snake On Power Line Leads To St. Croix Electrical Outage, Residents Say
CHRISTIANSTED — A slithering snake caused a power outage on St. Croix Sunday morning, according to eyewitnesses. At about 6 a.m., a red tail boa constrictor wriggled to the top of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) transmission power lines in an area just outside of Kingshill. The snakes’s contact with power lines […]
Backward USVI Hospital Employees Refuse To Be Vaccinated; Only 54% Have 1 Dose
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Some healthcare workers are pushing back against new mandates requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but Schneider Hospital CEO Dr. Luis Amaro said such mandates are nothing new, and are the best way for physicians and nurses to keep their patients safe. Amaro said in an interview with The Daily News […]
Nurses Sit On The Sidelines, Refuse To Care For Patients In Standoff Over Vax Policy
SUNNY ISLE — Nurses at the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center refuse to help patients during the delta surge of COVID-19 because they refuse to be vaccinated. Nurses who have failed to comply with the St. Croix hospital’s health policies have been replaced in the interests of the health and safety of patients […]
Caribbean, Latin America Lost $1 Billion Due To COVID-19 Pandemic, ECLAC Says
SANTIAGO, Chile — Latin America and the Caribbean received US$105.48 billion in Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, in 2020 – 34.7 percent less than in 2019, 51 percent less than the record high achieved in 2012, and the lowest since 2010, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicated during the presentation of […]
Learn Online How Social Security Can Improve Your Life
With more people learning online, we would like to highlight some of the digital resources we have for educators. Chances are a student will know someone who receives retirement, disability or survivor’s benefits. This could be a way to relate our many programs to a new audience. Showing young people that our programs also help […]
Bryan Gives Reasons For Boondoggles To Florida, Puerto Rico During COVID-19 Crisis
SAN JUAN — Governor Albert Bryan said he attended the first-ever Blue Tide Caribbean Summit in Puerto Rico today because he wants to grow the “blue economy” in the territory.. “In the USVI, we have traditionally governed and operated with our back to the water. However, we have an opportunity now, as we work to diversify […]
St. Croix Hospital Says WhatsApp Message About Gas Refueling Causing COVID Is Fake
SUNNY ISLE — A WhatsApp message that stated “the hospital sent a message saying the Delta variant appears to be spreading rapidly through the refueling pump” and further states precautions should be taken while refueling gas — is false. Based on credible news sources, it appears that this message first began circulating in WhatsApp, domestically […]