Part 2 - Neville James announces revised dates for the 2020-2021 school year off of today’s press release from the Department of Education and VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen provides an update on the tropical wave passing South of the Territory, calling for heightened awareness as we enter peak hurricane season on September 10. Neville then engages Alex E. Simon, founder and Artistic Director of the Cruzan Dance Center, in a comprehensive discussion of Alex’s career in anticipation of 2021 return of the Cruzan Dance Center. Alex details his start at age 13, his time with the Koresh Dance Company, the founding and future of the Cruzan Dance Center, Cruzan Dance Movement and Cruzan Dance Company, as well as his vision to make St. Croix the epicenter of dance in the Caribbean.

Part 1 - Neville James discusses the unexpected passing and legacy of iconic actor Chadwick Boseman, calling attention next to the new trend in COVID-19 data. Assistant Commissioner Michal Rhymer-Browne and the Assistant Administrator of the Division of Family Assistance, Pauline Dawes, call in from the Department of Human Services to advise the public of the new Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Program, available to students participating in the National School Lunch Program.

Part 1 - Neville James discusses the unexpected passing and legacy of iconic actor Chadwick Boseman, calling attention next to the new trend in COVID-19 data. Assistant Commissioner Michal Rhymer-Browne and the Assistant Administrator of the Division of Family Assistance, Pauline Dawes, call in from the Department of Human Services to advise the public of the new Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Program, available to students participating in the National School Lunch Program.

Part 2 - Neville James continues his conversation with the Department of Health leadership, joined next by Commissioner Justa E. Encarnación and Assistant Commissioner Nicole Syms, who detail their new grassroot initiative to further disperse information. Commissioner Encarnación urges the public to stay vigilant, to equate large gatherings with the transmission of disease and reflect on the impact of their actions. The conversation shifts to the state of the Queen Louise Home, the COVID-19 recovery process and complications, as well as the psychological need for positive thinking in the collective as we deal with the realities of the pandemic and this new normal.

Part 2 - Neville James continues his conversation with the Department of Health leadership, joined next by Commissioner Justa E. Encarnación and Assistant Commissioner Nicole Syms, who detail their new grassroot initiative to further disperse information. Commissioner Encarnación urges the public to stay vigilant, to equate large gatherings with the transmission of disease and reflect on the impact of their actions. The conversation shifts to the state of the Queen Louise Home, the COVID-19 recovery process and complications, as well as the psychological need for positive thinking in the collective as we deal with the realities of the pandemic and this new normal.

Part 1 - Neville James opens with a monthly Department of Health update from Dr. Brett Ellis, Territorial Laboratory Director, and Dr. Marlon Lawrence. They speak on the community spread occurring on St. Thomas and how they’ve been handling each district, their relationship with the CDC, and the challenges they’ve faced in meeting testing demands. They announce developments in the future of COVID-19 testing in the United States and discuss how things will change as we move into peak hurricane season and an open door policy.

Part 1 - Neville James opens with a monthly Department of Health update from Dr. Brett Ellis, Territorial Laboratory Director, and Dr. Marlon Lawrence. They speak on the community spread occurring on St. Thomas and how they’ve been handling each district, their relationship with the CDC, and the challenges they’ve faced in meeting testing demands. They announce developments in the future of COVID-19 testing in the United States and discuss how things will change as we move into peak hurricane season and an open door policy.

Part 2 - Neville James addresses the damage that Hurricane Laura has caused since leaving Caribbean with input from Meteorologist, Jose Aleman of the National Weather Service, San Juan office. Mr. Aleman advises the public of new activity coming off the coast of Africa, breaking down the NWS’s methods and means of prediction and candidly noting the limitations in their model guidance, especially as a system transitions from tropical wave to tropical cyclone. Neville pivots to the topic of the Republic National Convention, the uncertainty surrounding leadership in the VIGOP, and other issues affecting the Territory, ending with today’s COVID-19 data.

Part 2 - Neville James addresses the damage that Hurricane Laura has caused since leaving Caribbean with input from Meteorologist, Jose Aleman of the National Weather Service, San Juan office. Mr. Aleman advises the public of new activity coming off the coast of Africa, breaking down the NWS’s methods and means of prediction and candidly noting the limitations in their model guidance, especially as a system transitions from tropical wave to tropical cyclone. Neville pivots to the topic of the Republic National Convention, the uncertainty surrounding leadership in the VIGOP, and other issues affecting the Territory, ending with today’s COVID-19 data.

Part 1 - Neville James deems 2020 as the “year of infamy”, touching on the shooting of Jacob Blake and how professional athletes utilized their platforms last night in protest of the plague of police brutality. Natalie Victoria announces that Street Level VI and the G-Clef Academy are partnering to issue four music scholarships to one adult and one child on St. Thomas and two children on St. Croix. Neville finishes with a comprehensive breakdown of the federal alcohol excise tax in its current structure and as it relates to the proposed legislation ahead of today’s special session.