Cloudy most of the time with a couple showers early in the day

Meteorological Fall… but lingering HEAT continues! Heat Advisory for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Vieques (10 AM–5 PM) Seek water, shade and wear light clothing. Limited lightning risk! But when thunder roars, stay indoors! There...

Ranked: Countries With the Most High-Speed Rail in 2025

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Where Americans Can't Afford Healthcare

If there are two issues that dominate America’s online discourse, they’re the soaring cost of housing and the even steeper price of staying healthy. The U.S. pours almost $13,000 per person into healthcare, yet average life expectancy is below...

CWI takes coaching clinic across region this month

BASCOMBE...by equipping coaches with the right tools and knowledge, we are creating a more inclusive and sustainable cricket pathway. ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — In a major push to strengthen the pipeline of Caribbean cricket talent, Cricket West...

When is daylight saving time 2025? The dark side of turning back time has hidden health dangers

With autumn officially in, clocks will fall back one hour on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2 am EST as daylight saving ends this fall. Americans must get ready to adjust their clocks this fall. The daylight saving time (DST) has been observed since...

Jungle Bay Dominica Named Caribbean...

SAINT LUCIA (October 10, 2025) – Jungle Bay Dominica, one of the Caribbean’s premier nature resorts, has been honored with the prestigious title of Caribbean’s Leading Retreat 2025 at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Caribbean & North America Gala...

How the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will impact the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico’s rum Industry

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) signed HR 1 into law, referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” First introduced on May 20 by Representative Jodey Arrington (R) of Texas, the bill includes signature policies from President...

Yet Another Study Reveals Just How Bad Daylight Saving Time Is For Everyone’s Health

iStockphoto Audio By Carbonatix For some reason, Daylight Saving Time (DST), an initiative that was first enacted in the United States in 1918 to conserve energy during World War I, is still with us more than 100 years later. Why? No one you ask...

Voices: Connecting the Dots in Crisis Care with Gina Gibson, Sr. Director, Behavioral Health Solutions, Bamboo Health

This article is sponsored by Bamboo Health. In this Voices interview, Behavioral Health Business sits down with Gina Gibson, Senior Director of Behavioral Health Solutions at Bamboo Health, to reflect on three years of 988 and how crisis response...

Virginia Reports $30 Million in Medical Cannabis Sales with New Seed-to-Sale Tracking System

Virginia recently launched a seed-to-sale tracking system for medical cannabis sales, and the latest results are in. On September 16, the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) published data on the sales and plans for the future (1). As listed...

Outdoors in RI: PFAS, Scouting at Fort Adams, Shoreline Access, Columbus

Infrastructure Bank Awards $300,000 Emerging Contaminants Grant To Pascoag’s Clear River Electric & Water District Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, in coordination with the Rhode Island Department of Health, has awarded a $300,000 grant to the...

These Texas Scientists Are Doing Their Best to Thwart Scary Mosquito-Borne Diseases

The Arbovirus-Entomology Laboratory of the Texas Department of State Health Services is the epicenter of the Lone Star State’s work to contain dangerous vector-borne diseases. Umair Irfan/Vox Get your news from a source that’s not owned and...

Mosquito-borne diseases expand, posing new threats

September 19, 2025 9 min read Driven by climate change, population mobility and global trade, mosquito-borne diseases are extending beyond tropical and subtropical areas. Dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus — all spread by Aedes mosquitoes — have...

Kissing bug known for transmitting disease is spreading across US. What's the risk in CT?

Officials are sounding the alarm on an emerging disease spreading throughout the United States that is caused by the kissing bug, an insect known for biting people near the lips. The insect, native to the southern part of the United States, feeds...

Bryan sees self-funded health insurance in government employees’ future

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan announced today that the administration is advancing plans to move government employees to a self-funded health insurance system. He shared the update during the Government House weekly press briefing,...

RFK Jr. Is Making America Safe for Debilitating ‘Neglected’ Tropical Diseases

Pathogens around the world just got a helping hand from the Trump administration. Next year should have been a year of celebration for experts dedicated to ridding the world of disabling and deadly infectious diseases. It would have been the 20th...

DOT guts DBE program ahead of Construction Inclusion Week

The U.S. Department of Transportation has removed sex and race as criteria for automatic certification in its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, according to an interim final rule announced Sept. 30 that went into effect on Oct. 3. “A...

Suffolk-CBNA Joint Venture Awarded Design-Build Contract for Transformational School Rebuild in St. Croix

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 6, 2025-- The Suffolk-CBNA Joint Venture has been awarded a $789 million contract to lead the design-build reconstruction of four public schools and a curriculum center in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. This...

Friday essay: Peter Jackson, the Black Australian boxing champion you’ve never heard of

As we approach the headstone of Peter Jackson’s grave, we glimpse a flash of red at its base. Getting closer, we see that it’s a pair of boxing gloves. They are brand-new Fila gloves that retail for around A$80, so someone has spent a bit of...

‘Keep going and get ready for what’s ahead’: Purdue Global commencement speaker encourages fellow graduates to keep going, make a difference

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Global commencement speaker Pat Doney had an inspirational message to the graduating class during this past weekend’s commencement ceremonies. “You’ve done something extraordinary. You pushed through. You sacrificed....