By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Pending a decision from Cabinet later today, activity from the public heightened on the streets of Tortola with a number of residents utilising essential services in anticipation of a possible 24-hour lockdown. At around midday […]
Archive for August, 2020
Local legislators want immediate lockdown! Cabinet to decide today
In light of the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the territory, most legislators in the House of Assembly are calling for a more stringent curfew order such as a 24-hour lockdown. In a statement issued close to midnight] on […]
Customs, Immigration apprehend persons trying to illegally enter BVI by sea over weekend
A number of persons who were attempting to illegally enter BVI waters at the weekend have been apprehended and detained by Customs and Immigration officers. This is according to a media release from Her Majesty’s Customs which said the bust […]
Gov’t suspending hirings to ensure no public officer loses their job
Premier Andrew Fahie said despite the ongoing economic challenges, his administration is on a quest to keep every public officer employed. He said this means, among other things, not employing any new government workers unless absolutely necessary. Premier Fahie gave […]
Gov’t will go bankrupt if new streams of revenue not generated
Leader of the Opposition Marlon Penn has said he believes the British Virgin Islands will go bankrupt if the government does not swiftly devise a plan to generate new streams of revenue to boost the economy. Since the COVID-19 is […]
Stop it! Residents told to cease ‘hostility’ towards COVID patients and rumoured associates
Health Minister Carvin Malone has called for an immediate stop to what he described as ‘hostile behaviour’ towards persons in the territory who have tested positive for COVID-19. He said there is a “growing trend” of residents being dismissive against […]
Nyron Erickson now in police custody
More than six months after he was named a fugitive, Nyron Erickson has turned himself into the Road Town Police Station. Police Information Officer Akia Thomas confirmed Erickson walked in shortly after 4 pm today, Sunday, August 30. “I can […]
Two police stations close as cops among 16 new cases recorded in BVI this weekend
Two local police stations have been ordered ‘temporarily closed’ as “a small number of officers” from those stations are among the 16 new COVID-19 cases that were tested and confirmed between Friday, August 28 and Saturday. These bring the total […]
New businesses approved to operate! Gov’t limits beach hours and gathering sizes
Additional categories of businesses have now been included on the government’s list of essential services permitted to operate during curfew hours. These new categories include hardware and building supplies stores, suppliers of hurricane shutters, construction teams with no more than […]
Gov’t denies local manufacturing company from making, installing hurricane shutters during curfew
With the peak of the hurricane season now in full effect, the owner of one manufacturing company is unhappy he was denied the ability to continue creating and installing hurricane shutters for properties in the British Virgin Islands. Owner of […]
