CHRISTIANSTED — The Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center administration said that it was grateful to the Government of Taiwan, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Miami for their donation of 20,000 medical masks during National Hospital Week. “The JFL Team is thankful to TECO for this generous donation of 20,000 masks […]
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6th COVID-19 Victim Lost Each Parent To Coronavirus On St. Croix (UPDATE)
CHRISTIANSTED — Two people have died from the novel coronavirus in the last three days in the territory, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health confirmed today. The sixth person to die from COVID-19 in the territory was also on a ventilator at the Juan F. Luis Hospital. His death was reported today and that he […]
USVI Said To Be ‘On The Uptick’ With COVID-19 Cases After 5th Death In Territory
SANTO DOMINGO — While a large number of Caribbean countries seem to have halted the COVID-19 curve, in seven nations yesterday, the number of coronavirus cases continued a steady uptick. Here are the seven: 1: The Dominican Republic’s cases showed no slow down as the country surpassed 10,000 cases yesterday, adding 465 new cases to reach […]
VIDOH Says 72-Year-Old St. Croix Man Was 5th COVID-19 Victim – (UPDATE)
CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Virgin Islands ended the weekend on a negative note, with yet another fatality reported this weekend. A 72-year-old St. Croix man who was on a ventilator at the Juan F. Luis Hospital because the fifth person to die of COVID-19 on Saturday, the Virgin Islands Health Department said. He was the […]
Health Care Clinics In St. Croix and St. Thomas Cash In On Coronavirus Pandemic
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded almost $485,000 in federal aid funding to the Virgin Islands to support two health clinics in their efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and expand testing for the virus. Frederiksted Health Care, Inc. (FHC) on St. Croix was awarded […]
Distressed Caribbean Countries Face A Dilemma: They’re Too Rich
BRIDGETOWN — For Caribbean nations such as Suriname, Belize and Barbados, the pandemic hasn’t just shut down local economies. It’s also led some investors to worry about how they’ll repay their bonds. Unlike eight regional nations including Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua that may qualify for a global debt relief initiative backed by the Group of […]
U.S. Labor Department Awards USVI $1.5 Million Dislocated Worker Grant
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded the Virgin Islands Department of Labor a $1.5 million National Dislocated Worker Grant to provide disaster-relief employment, along with employment training and service. The grant is funded under the federal CARES Act, which provided $345 million for Dislocated Worker […]
Cargo Ship Worker With COVID-19 Sea Evacuated To St. Thomas Hospital Thursday
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A confirmed COVID-19 patient was taken off of a cargo ship docked behind Hassel Island on Thursday and brought to St. Thomas for needed medical treatment, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. Despite the fact that the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA), St. Thomas Rescue, Schneider Regional Medical Center Emergency Medical […]
Caribbean Tourism Has Been Decimated By COVID-19, But The Private Sector Can Cushion The Blow
NASSAU — We are all in the same COVID-19 storm, but not all countries are in the same boat. Here in the Bahamas, 70 percent of our GDP is generated from tourism. Tourist-based economies like ours throughout the Caribbean region have limited social safety nets. This means our people, economy and future are far more […]
U.S. Attorney Encourages Victims Of COVID-19 Fraud To Report Cases Of Abuse
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the District of the Virgin Islands today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. If you think you are a victim of a scam or attempted fraud involving COVID-19, you can report it without leaving your home by calling […]