KINGSTOWN — Residents of the eastern Caribbean island chain of St. Vincent and the Grenadines were advised to evacuate their homes on Thursday after a volcano, dormant for decades, came back to life and began spewing ash. The government raised the alert level to orange for the volcano La Soufriere, indicating that it could erupt […]
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Carnivorous Mushrooms? Leaching Septic Tank? Trade Winds? Barking Dogs? What Killed Rich Doumeng’s Flamboyant Tree? The Final Mystery of the Year 2020
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any weirder. The last day of the year of coronavirus — the dreaded COVID-19 — I mean what could go wrong today? Right? LOL! It is a mystery that involves barking dogs, carnivorous mushrooms, lurking septic tanks and toppling trees — and that is the […]
House of Representatives Approves $2,000 Coronavirus Aid Checks Sought By Trump
PALM BEACH, Florida — The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate. But even as Democrats helped secure approval for what the Republican president sought on stimulus payments, they spearheaded […]
Bryan Says He Approves Of Congress’ COVID-19 Relief Bill With Provisions To Pay Tenants’ Past Due Rent
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan said he welcomes the federal funding coming to the U.S. Virgin Islands from Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure that President Trump signed into law on Sunday, and he said the much-needed federal assistance will bring some level of support to Virgin Islanders and local businesses as the pandemic continues. “While […]
SNAP Recipients Get A Bump In Payments Due To COVID-19, Automatic 6-Month Extension Of Benefits
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services said Tuesday it was alerted that the USVI has received a temporary increase to the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allotments due to COVID-19. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed by President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020, increases Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by […]
Community Foundation’s 1st Annual Virtual Giving Tree A Resounding Success At Christmas Time
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands celebrated 30 years of serving the community today, a milestone highlighting its decades of collecting, distributing and managing funds by partnering donors and community organizations to help the Virgin Islands recover and grow. The foundation was established in 1990 with a founding gift of $540,000 […]
Biden Ally Larry Summers Says $2,000 Stimulus Checks Would Be A ‘Serious Mistake’ That Could ‘Overheat’ The Economy
WASHINGTON — Larry Summers, the former U.S. treasury secretary who has reportedly advised President-elect Joe Biden, thinks $2,000 stimulus checks would be a “pretty serious mistake” that could overheat the US economy. Congress approved a $2.3 trillion funding package containing $600 checks for struggling Americans on Monday. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump called for $2,000 […]
Fast Food Beef: McDonald’s Customer Served Raw Burger Isn’t Offered A Refund … Or A Response!
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix woman alleges that she was not offered a refund or a response after she took a few bites out of her McDonald’s McBurger Supreme and found that the meat was nearly completely raw. Noellia Prospere, who ordered the value meal combo of the day (McBurger Supreme) and Chicken McNuggets for […]
Unilever Expands Deal With Burger King To Launch Meat-Free Veggie Burger In Caribbean
SAN JUAN — Unilever said today it had expanded its partnership with Burger King to supply its plant-based meat patties for Whopper burgers at restaurants in the Caribbean, Latin America and China. The product, which will be called the “Plant-based Whopper” on menus, is made using patties from Vegetarian Butcher, a company Unilever acquired in […]
Virgin Islands Police Department: ‘Don’t Fire Guns Into The Air On New Years Eve’
SAN JUAN — In many cultures and geographic regions, it’s customary to shoot guns into the air to celebrate New Year’s Day or other holidays. The purpose of what is called “celebratory gunfire” is to make loud noise to mark a joyous occasion. However, what people don’t often realize is that those bullets will eventually […]