CHRISTIANSTED — In response to inquiries from residents about the status of evictions between landlords and renters, Government House said it “would like to clarify what the situation currently is.” Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s order suspending the provisions of Title 28, Chapter 13 of the Virgin Islands Code, relating to landlord-tenant actions and establishing the right […]
Category: Health News
ECLAC Knows How Latin America and The Caribbean Can Move Forward In A Post COVID-19 World
SANTIAGO, Chile — It will be essential to maintain and deepen active macroeconomic policies to achieve recovery and economic and social transformation after the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, ECLAC indicated in a report entitled Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020. Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 […]
GlobalGiving Helping To Raise Funds For Hurricane Recovery and Children’s Education During COVID-19
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — With the help of GlobalGiving’s #LittlexLittle campaign, The Virgin Islands Children’s Museum in St. Thomas was able to reach its fundraising goal to raise funds for their At Home Discovery Kits. GlobalGiving is a non-profit organization that supports other non-profits by connecting them to donors and companies. Since 2002, they have helped […]
‘Careless’ Owner Of Security Guard Company Shoots Himself In The Leg On Sunday Morning: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating a security company owner’s account of how he ended up with a bullet wound in the leg on Sunday morning. Police were dispatched to a residence in Estate St. Georges in reference to an apparent gunshot victim at 9:26 a.m. Sunday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Officers traveled to […]
St. Croix’s Tim Duncan Donates Over 10,000 Masks to Virgin Islands Prison System
SAN ANTONIO — After hearing of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Virgin Islands prison system, NBA legend Tim Duncan sent 10,800 masks to the territory for distribution. The generous donation by St. Croix native Duncan was facilitated by Sheldon and Sherwin Robinson, formerly of Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club, ViVid Streaming and Seaborne Airlines. A smaller […]
Cast Your Ballot In ‘Bling Bling Bras For Breast Cancer,’ A Local Benefit For A Breast Cancer Victim
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It’s time to vote! And it’s all for a good cause during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Every year during October, the Caribbean Palm Bonnets, a Chapter of The Red Hat Society of the Virgin Islands, present their annual “Bling Bling Bras for Breast Cancer” campaign. Monies raised will be used to benefit […]
USVI Tourism Department Is Pursuing Tourists Wherever It Can Find Them
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands started to welcome back leisure travelers on June 1, but closed its borders once again on August 19 and reinstated stay-at-home orders for locals after a surge in coronavirus cases. After cases dipped, leisure travel officially resumed once again on September 19, with entry testing requirements expanded to include all travelers […]
Trump, Paris Coronavirus Alert, A Double Whammy That Hit European Stocks Hard
PARIS — European stocks slid today after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, hitting equity markets globally. The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.5%, although pulling back from early losses of as much as 1.1%. The German DAX and France’s CAC 40 dropped 0.8% each, while UK’s FTSE 100 declined 0.6%. Trump said today that he and his wife […]
TRUMP AND FIRST LADY TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19: Stock Markets Worldwide Plummet Overnight
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who minimized the threat of the coronavirus pandemic for months, said that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19 and were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” the […]
38 St. Thomas Cats And Dogs To Find New Homes In Cape Cod Thanks To The MSPCA
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Some 38 cats and dogs from St. Thomas have a new lease on life thanks to the good people of New England. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said 10 cats and dogs arrived at the MSPCA in Cape Cod on August 29. The other 23 cats and […]