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, Colombia and Argentina have suffered the most COVID-19 fatalities in the region. Argentina President Alberto Fernandez announced Monday that Argentina will buy 25 million doses […]
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What If Wayne ‘Facts Man’ Adams, Deceased, Is Elected In Today’s Senatorial Elections On St. Thomas?
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — What if perennial senatorial loser Wayne “Facts Man” Adams were to prevail for the first time at the polls today? As a deceased person? The St. Thomas voting public might have been concerned to see Adams on their 2020 General Election ballots. After all, he died on September 26 of COVID-19, prior […]
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 is also advising residents to continue social distancing after a recent spike in positive COVID-19 cases on St. Thomas and St. Croix. “After further investigating […]
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 put ships back in operation in the coming months. The decision from the CDC to let its no-sail order expire in exchange for a conditional sail […]
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 United Nations regional commission. The Commission also approved the document Building a New Future: Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability, in which the Commission calls for […]
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 nine new recorded cases. The new cases push the total of positive cases on the island to 63, with 36 being active. The cases are […]
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 is closely monitoring the surge of cases on the mainland and urged continued caution as residents head into the upcoming holiday season. According to Director […]
Bryan Extends State of Emergency, Authorizes La Grange Land Purchase
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has signed two pieces of legislation, one extending the current State of Emergency and the other authorizing the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI) to purchase property on St. Croix. The 33rd Legislature passed Bill No. 33-0424 on October 6 authorizing an extension until December 8 to the State of Emergency […]
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 a “landmark” meeting to find solutions to the mounting problems. This first-ever virtual Development Partner Forum focused on “Investing in higher education to build more […]
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 ear of hundreds of thousands of potential voters in the battleground state of Florida. The candidates are targeting Puerto Rico in a way never before […]