KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government has implemented new protocols for the controlled re-entry of nationals abroad, who can now apply through a new online immigration portal for authorisation to return home. Foreign Aff…
An agreement ratified by the 31st Legislature in December 2016 and signed into law by former Governor Kenneth Mapp, which promised the development of two state-of-the-art horseracing facilities in the territory, has been thrown in…
Governor Albert Bryan announced during his administration's Wednesday coronavirus press briefing that a determination was made to cancel in-person public school classes for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This means st…
…Islands Department of Health (VIDOJ) this week unveiled detailed statistics about how the coronavirus has spread in the territory and the public health agency’s efforts to rein it in. The data shed light, for the first time, on in…
The USVI Department of Health on Sunday morning announced the first coronavirus death in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Department of Health has not provided information on which district the death occurred. Government House Communi…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Popular dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel, on Friday lost his appeal against his murder conviction. After a near two-year wait, the Court of Appeal , handed down a judgment affirming the murder conviction …
…A Resolution to Congress to include the Virgin Islands in COVID-19 stimulus packages. Bill No. 33-0287- An Act authorizing the Governor to borrow monies from public funds of the Virgin Islands to offset cash flow problems caused b…
Public health officials hope to begin local diagnostic testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19), maybe as early as next week, meaning more carriers of the potentially deadly virus can be identified sooner and placed under quarantine…
Island Green Living Association’s USVI Zero Waste Composting Pilot Program was among the distinguished projects introduced as a Clinton Global Initiative “Commitment to Action” during the CGI Action Network in Puerto Rico last wee…
…said in a release that it is continuing to encourage residents to test their cistern potable drinking water on a regular basis (at least every 6 months) or if they notice any change in quality (ie. taste, smell, color and visibili…
Governor Albert Bryan on Monday delivered his second State of the Territory Address since becoming governor. Read it in full below. 2020 State of the Territory Address Reverend Leroy Luke, the Honorable Lt. Governor Tregenza A. Ro…
…between the Theovald Moorehead Dock and Terminal at Enighed Pond, St. John and the Urman Fredericks Marine Terminal in Red Hook, St. Thomas: The new schedule includes a 7:00 p.m. departure from Enighed Pond and an 8 p.m. departure…
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