Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - Part 1

Part 1 - Neville James begins the show by reflecting on the New York Yankees’ empire and current COVID-19 data. Next, Virgin Islands Board of Education Executive Director Stephanie J. Berry announces a grant program available for Virgin Islands 2020/2021 graduates living in the territory (21:19). For more information on the Coronavirus Supplemental Scholarship Program: https://www.myviboe.com/sites/default/files/Coronavirus%20Scholarship%20extension%20May%202021.pdf. As Celebrity Equinox docks in Frederiksted, Senate Vice President Novelle E. Francis, Jr. calls in to discuss the return of cruise ships and developments that came out of yesterday’s Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services (41:!5).