By OECS Castries, Saint Lucia – The Government of Saint Lucia is providing assistance to one hundred and thirty-six (136) OECS citizens, who are part of the seasonal agricultural workers’ programme, as they were stranded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as a result of the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano. RELATED STORIES & […]
James Madison High School closed in Brooklyn, NY after New York City closed down the public school system to stop the spread of the coronavirus – Brooklyn, New York – April 18,2020 (Shutterstock) By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat, THE CITY The education department is launching a training program next month for parents, paying them $500 to […]
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It’s a historic day in New York. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, after years of advocacy and several deals that fell apart in 2019 and 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in New York. New York becomes the second-most populous state, after California, to legalize recreational marijuana. Although retail sales […]
Photo Courtesy: The UWI Seismic Research Centre By OECS Prime Minister Honourable Allen Chastanet has spoken to the Prime Minister of St. Vincent of the Grenadines, Dr. the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, and indicated Saint Lucia’s readiness to assist in light of the latest developments with the ongoing eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano. Saint Lucia’s […]
By James B. Wood, The Conversation A big question among parents and teachers as more schools reopen is when their kids will be vaccinated against COVID-19. Some have wondered whether the vaccine is even necessary for children. A vaccine for children is getting closer. Pfizer on April 9, 2021, became the first vaccine maker to formally […]
By Courtney Travis, AccuWeather The largest volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday erupted in spectacular fashion, sending an ash plume shooting an estimated 52,000 feet into the atmosphere and forcing the evacuation of thousands. Authorities had ordered evacuations on St. Vincent Thursday evening, ahead of the expected volcanic eruption that occurred […]
By William Petri, The Conversation It’s OK for fully vaccinated people to travel domestically again without quarantining, so long as they wear a mask and maintain social distancing guidelines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced April 2, 2021 in its updated guidelines for travel. The agency advises that people still wash or sanitize […]
By Paulo Verardi, The Conversation Spring has sprung, and there is a sense of relief in the air. After one year of lockdowns and social distancing, more than 171 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the U.S. and about 19.4% of the population is fully vaccinated. But there is something else in the […]
By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact Since the start of the pandemic, many immigrants have been left out of federal COVID-19 relief packages. Both undocumented immigrants and some people in mixed-status households have been excluded from stimulus checks, rent assistance, and other financial aid. This has left some questioning whether they qualify for the most important relief yet: the […]
By Lindsay Kalter, WebMD The highly transmissible and deadly U.K. coronavirus strain, B.1.1.7, is now the most common form of COVID-19 in the United States, said Rochelle Walensky, MD, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Based on our most recent estimates from CDC surveillance, the B.1.1.7 variant is now the most common […]