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USVI reports nine new zika cases
From Caribbean News Now ST THOMAS, USVI — The US Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health (DOH) has reported nine new cases of zika in the territory. According to the weekly surveillance report, the total number of confirmed positive cases…
Caribbean, Barbados Lotteries report millions in prizes and good cause contributions
From Caribbean Lottery, Press Release Basseterre, St. Kitts – July 20, 2016: The Caribbean Lottery and sister company, The Barbados Lottery, have reported prizes to the tune of US$26.9 million for the 6-month period, January to June 2016. This figure covers…
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The View from Europe: A helpful confluence of events
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now It is clear from a recent visit to Washington that there is a renewed interest in the Caribbean and that its concerns are back on the US agenda. How this has come about…
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Cayman Finance & Cayman Islands government sign new agreement Cayman Finance is delighted to announce the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Cayman Islands Government, which serves to enhance the already close working relationship that Cayman’s…
BVI-USVI visa waiver scheme remains in place
By Claire Hunter From Caribbean News Now ROAD TOWN, BVI — Following recent reports in the media surrounding the problems of British Virgin Islanders entering the US Virgin Islands on their British Overseas Territory passports, the Office of the Governor…
Cayman Islands: Zika Virus Update as of 4 April, 2016.
From The Cayman Islands Ministry of Health The Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez, is advising the public that as of Monday 4 April, 2016 there are no reported or confirmed cases of Zika virus in the Cayman…
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USVI to launch mosquito control program to reduce zika transmission
From Caribbean News Now ST CROIX, USVI — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded an initial 90-day emergency contract to implement the USVI vector control plan, an important part of the territory’s response to zika….
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Hōkūle‘a reaches the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean
From Maui News The Polynesian voyaging canoe, Hōkūle‘a made another monumental touchpoint, reaching the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean on Sunday morning. The arrival marks the canoe’s first landing in a US territory since Hōkūle‘a visited Pago Pago in…
Fox Rothschild, Virgin Islands reach temporary deal in tax beef
By Gina Passarella, From The Legal Intelligencer Fox Rothschild has withdrawn a request for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Virgin Islands after the U.S. territory agreed to halt its tax collection efforts against the firm until a dispute…
Former USVI governor arrested on embezzlement charges
From Caribbean News Now ST THOMAS, USVI — The former governor of the US Virgin Islands was arrested on Tuesday morning on two felony counts of alleged financial improprieties in relation to widely publicized security improvements on his house in…
