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Some 11.3 Million People in Latin America And The Caribbean Infected With COVID-19, 400,000 Deaths

BRASILIA — The death toll in Latin America and the Caribbean from the novel coronavirus rose to 422,102 on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University. Brazil, Mexico, Peru,…

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USVI Sees Small Spike in COVID-19 Cases, Gets 22nd Death On St. Croix: VIDOH

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Health Department confirmed on Monday that a 65-year-old St. Croix man has become the 22nd death related to COVID-19 in the territory. The Health Department…

VI Free Press November 3, 2020

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CDC Lifts Cruise Ban, Says Companies Can Restart Once They Can Prove COVID-19 Protocols Work

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set the stage for the return of U.S. cruising with the release today of a detailed series of requirements that could…

VI Free Press October 30, 2020

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Countries of Latin America And The Caribbean Approve ECLAC’s Proposal For Transformation In The Wake of COVID-19

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concluded on Wednesday with countries’ recognition of the work carried out by the…

Alicia Bárcena October 29, 2020

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COVID-19 UPDATE: 12-Year-Old Contracts Coronavirus In St. Lucia, Ministry Says

CASTRIES — A 12-year-old child has become the latest victim of COVID-19 in the region, News Americas reported. St. Lucia’s Ministry of Health reported the case Monday as part of…

VI Free Press October 27, 2020

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Health Department Discourages Door-To-Door Or ‘Trunk’ or Treating This Halloween

CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly COVID-19 press briefing today, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. and Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s COVID-19 Task Force…

VI Free Press October 26, 2020

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Sir Hilary Beckles Says Caribbean Universities Need $600 Million To Stave Off Cutbacks Due To COVID-19

KINGSTON — COVID-19 has dealt Caribbean universities funding and enrollment challenges that they have never faced before. In light of that, the University of the West Indies (The UWI) held…

VI Free Press October 19, 2020

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Puerto Rico, Unable to Vote, Becomes Crucial to United States Presidential Election

SAN JUAN — The campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are rallying people in a place where U.S. citizens cannot cast ballots but have the…

VI Free Press October 18, 2020

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Human Services Confirms That No P-EBT Has Been Approved For October

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In June 2020, the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to implement…

VI Free Press October 18, 2020

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VIDOH Confirms 21st COVID-19 Death In The Territory Happened In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Health confirmed that the 21st COVID-19 related death occurred in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deceased was a 76-year-old woman on St. Thomas, the…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020