CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Six countries in the Eastern Caribbean have been deemed as safe for citizens from the United States to travel to— and the U.S. Virgin Islands is not one of them. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated the territory as a “level three” destination, which means that […]
Category: Health News
St. Thomas Is A Ghost Town Thanks To COVID-19 And The Leadership Of Governor Albert Bryan
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Twenty-five years after Hurricane Marilyn, St. Thomas is experiencing what St. Croix went through after Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Hurricane Marilyn struck St. Thomas in 1995, but it only took 10 months of the coronavirus to bring Rock City down to its knees … as these photos clearly show. What was once […]
More Women And Infants Dying At Childbirth Due To COVID-19 Environment, The Lancet Says
BRIDGETOWN — More women and infants are dying at childbirth in Latin American and the Caribbean since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic this year, The Lancet reports. To slow an increase in premature deaths, more must be done to improve the diets of pregnant women as the region copes with the economic effects of […]
Juan Luis Hospital Goes Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Day Event
CHRISTIANSTED — The Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center conducted its first “JFL Goes Pink Education Day” in Estate Diamond Ruby. The hospital said it thanked “JFL staff and the community” for attending each of two sessions on Tuesday. For Topic #1: “Breast Cancer Overview and Self Examination,” the Presenter was Certified Midwife, […]
Governor Bryan Eases Some COVID-19 Restrictions On Church Gatherings, Restaurants
CHRISTIANSTED — During his weekly COVID-19 press briefing, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced he is easing some of the restrictions in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the territory. His announcement comes after the U.S. Virgin Islands’ rate of positivity for the virus had decreased significantly. Effective immediately, churches and houses of worship are […]
Yachts Anchored Too Closely Together In Magens Bay Get Local Citizens Riled Up
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Yachts apparently anchored too closely together on St. Thomas earned the ire of several concerned citizens on social media this weekend. Ronnie Lockhart of St. Thomas posted a photo to Facebook which depicts a large grouping of boats near Magens Bay. Concerned citizens complained because they felt marine regulations were not being […]
Governor Bryan Launches Survey On USVI’s Readiness for Telehealth
CHRISTIANSTED — As part of his Healthier Horizons Initiative, Governor Albert Bryan today launched the USVI Telehealth Provider Survey to determine how ready local doctors and healthcare providers are to use technology to extend their reach beyond traditional clinical settings. Telehealth includes options such as video doctor visits and remote patient monitoring. The survey was […]
USVI Expecting More Tourists From The U.S. Mainland With American Airlines Boosting Flights
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands is gearing up for tourists, expecting a major increase in American Airlines flights, beginning next month. Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte said that the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier is responding to strong travel demand from the Northeast, the Midwest and the South Central regions of the mainland United States. […]
Lucinda Millin Home Residents Get Radios And COVID-19 Care Packages Courtesy of VIHA
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the territory’s low-income residents; especially its seniors. To lift their spirits and help them stay sanitized against COVID-19, the Virgin Islands Housing Authority on Friday distributed CARES packages to the 65 senior residents of the Lucinda Millin Home on St. Thomas. Cases of water, face […]
WHO British Medical Expert Agrees With Donald Trump: Lockdowns Are Crashing The World Economy
LONDON — The UK’s envoy to the World Health Organization is begging world governments to stop locking down every time coronavirus infections start to spike because he says the yo-yo effect of these stops and starts is crashing the world economy. Dr. David Nabarro lambasted the use of lockdowns as a “primary means of controlling this […]