By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Educators in the British Virgin Islands will be trained in alternative learning platforms in the next few days as all local schools undergo an initial 14-day closure. The closure, which commences from Thursday, March […]

The Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital now has a number of new visitation rules which are geared at protecting its patients against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). CEO of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Dr Ronald Georges said, effective […]

UK Minister responsible for the OT’s, Baroness Elizabeth Sugg, has said the British will assist its Overseas Territories (OT’s) with medical supplies and other support amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A government-commissioned media release on Wednesday said Baroness […]

The British Virgin Islands will be excluding the evacuation component of its annual Caribe Wave Exercise, which is scheduled for Thursday, March 19. Deputy Governor David Archer, Jr said the decision to exclude the evacuation was made as a result […]

Government has issued visitation restrictions on Her Majesty’s Prison and residential establishments. Premier Andrew Fahie made the announcement during a special COVID-19 media briefing on Tuesday, March 17 and said the measures are aimed at protecting the territory’s vulnerable population […]

While announcing heighten travel restrictions to the BVI, the Andrew Fahie-led administration has issued a new advisory that requires residents to limit the number of persons at social gatherings; including funerals and weddings. “Cabinet also agreed that all social gatherings […]

As of Thursday, March 19, all educational institutions are mandated to close for the next two weeks, Premier Andrew Fahie has said. Addressing the nation on the plans and programmes being taken by his administration towards the Novel Coronavirus, the […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has said he believes the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) and local internet service providers should find common ground to establish the long-discussed Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in the British Virgin Islands. Effectively, an IXP is a […]

The Water & Sewage Department has said works are being conducted to have the Diamond Pump Station back up and running so potable water can be returned to various communities on Tortola. Director of Water & Sewage Perline Scatliffe-Leonard said […]

Governor of the British Virgin Islands Augustus Jaspert has issued a call for a change of attitude amid the threat of the Novel Coronavirus to the territory. “We need to change some of our behaviours. Take sensible precautions — even […]