The center of Tropical Storm Isaias near latitude 17.2 North, longitude 67.9 West moving toward the northwest near 21 mph (33 km/h), and a west-northwestward to northwestward motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected over the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Isaias will move over Hispaniola late today and near the southeastern Bahamas by early Friday. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is anticipated until landfall in the Dominican Republic later today, with re-strengthening forecast on Friday and Saturday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 415 miles (665 km) from the center.
Dr. Michael Baden, the high-profile forensic pathologist, has taken up the case of Tamir Lake, the 22-month-old boy who died while in care of the Queen Louise Home for Children on St. Croix in May, after being taken from his mom, Rhonda Jeremiah, over a year before his death. Attorneys Yohanna Manning and Akeel St. Jean, who are representing Ms. Jeremiah sent a letter to V.I. Attorney General Denise George requesting a copy of the autopsy along with "all related reports and documents used to reach the conclusion that Baby’s cause of death was homicide."
FEMA has approved the $9 million for the Department of Health to fund the architecture and engineering services needed to reconstruct the Charles Harwood Medical Center in Richmond, Christiansted, the Office of Disaster Recovery (O.D.R.) announced. In April 2019, with the support of over $2 million in federal funding from FEMA, temporary buildings were constructed, and DOH moved all its functions to 66 modular units behind the permanent structure. “Future funding from FEMA will allow the Department of Health to rebuild stronger and in line with current industry standards,” said O.D.R. Director Adrienne L. Williams-Octalien. "Once contracted, the design process should take approximately eight months to complete.”