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COVID-19
Cruise passengers free to explore VI under strict guidelines- Hon Malone
With just a day away before the Virgin Islands (VI) accepts its first official passenger cruise call since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new details have been revealed regarding the freedom of vaccinated tourists who will arrive as...
'All funds can be fully accounted for & is already fully accounted for'– Premier
Amid allegations from the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster, that the Premier’s Office inflated stimulus payments and exceeded the requested grants that farmers and fisherfolk applied for, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable An...
VI now seeing 49 COVID cases
The Virgin Islands community is being urged to take precautions following a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in the Territory.
Positive case results in court closure
An employee of the Magistrate’s Court on Tortola has tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in the court being closed today, June 30.
Premier goes on the defensive amid damning audit reports
Premier Andrew Fahie has come out in staunch defence of his administration’s record of governance; amid the Auditor General’s (AG) damning revelations about the government’s COVID-19 stimulus programme for local fishers and farmers.
BVI’s active COVID cases spike to 49
The number of COVID-19 cases active in the British Virgin Islands has rocketed to 49. This is up from the 13 cases reported earlier this week.
Lord Bethell ‘failed to declare meetings’ with firms that got £1bn contracts
Labour renews calls for health minister, already under pressure over use of private emails, to be sacked
I tested positive for Covid-19 twice in two cities. The responses were vastly different
As someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in both Britain and Hong Kong, I've experienced the worst of both worlds.
Millions of jobs and a shortage of applicants. Welcome to the new economy
There's a problem at James Hook's chicken farms, and it has nothing to do with poultry.
Delta Variant "Greatest Threat" To US' Covid Efforts: Dr Anthony Fauci
The variant, which was first detected in India, is more contagious and causes more severe disease than other circulating variants, Dr Anthony Fauci said.
2 Employees test positive for coivid at Onemart Superstore, agency appeals for persons to get vaccinated
In an official press release from One Mart Superstore yesterday June 28th, 2021, the agency notified the public that two of its employees tested positive for COIVD-19.
Breaking news - Eldred Henry pulls out of Tokyo Olympic games due to elbow injury
National shot-put champion and Olympian Eldred Henry has pulled out from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer due to an elbow injury.
2 One Mart employees test positive for COVID-19
Test results conducted on three One Mart employees on Sunday, June 27, 2021, show that two of the three staff members have contracted COVID-19.
Health Minister reminds COVID vaccine stock expiring July 31, 2021
Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has reminded that all vaccines in stock, which are accessible from the BVI Health Services Authority and private medical healthcare facility partners in the Virgin Island...
OneMart’s unvaccinated staff sent into quarantine
The management of OneMart Supermarket in Purcell Estate has asked all its unvaccinated employees to quarantine at home until further notice.
Premier’s Office deliberately attempts to block audit, COI told
Auditor General Sonia Webster has issued a damning audit report which outlined a plethora of infractions committed by the governing Andrew Fahie administration. It also details several areas where there had been outright attempts to bloc...
Gov’t inflates stimulus $$ to fishers, farmers! Most not registered
An audit of the government’s COVID-19 stimulus programme for farmers and fisherfolk has found that the Premier’s Office violated procedure and inflated its payments to recipients — a large number of whom were unlicensed and unregistered.
BVI’s active COVID-19 cases spike to 13!
The BVI has now hit 13 active positive COVID-19 cases, three of which were symptomatic and had no travel history.
Persons who attended Bregado Flax graduation told to isolate
The Public Health Unit is notifying the community that a positive COVID-19 case was in attendance at the Bregado Flax Educational Centre’s graduation ceremony today, June 29.
Self-Isolate! Patrons At Four Clubs On Tortola Possibly Exposed To COVID-19
The Government of the Virgin Islands has cautioned patrons of four well-known nightclubs to self-isolate, as they may have been in contact with a positive Coronavirus case.
Rick Owens Concludes COVID Era with Men's Spring/Summer 2022 Collection
The designers latest fashion show is the final in a four-part series about the COVID-19 pandemic.
One Mart Sends Some Staff Home After COVID-19 Symptoms Surface
One Mart Supercenter has reported three staff members have been tested for COVID-19 after showing symptoms of the virus.
Auditor General ‘Deliberately Blocked’ From Accessing COVID-19 Stimulus Files
Auditor General, Ms. Sonia Webster has concluded that her office was deliberately blocked from accessing files and documents relating to the COVID-19 stimulus initiative announced by the current Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration.
Sea curfew being reviewed – Premier
The existing sea-based curfew in the Virgin Islands (VI) is being reviewed.
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