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Archive for January, 2021

Premier Andrew Fahie. (GIS photo)

Public servants were reluctant to follow gov’t when COVID first hit

Premier Andrew Fahie has suggested that some sections of the public service were reluctant to follow his government when COVID-19 hit the BVI in early 2020. The Premier gave that indication during the January 5 sitting of the House of […]

by / on January 7, 2021 at 8:22 AM /
VIP government legislators

I won’t overwhelm myself with multiple portfolios — Premier

Premier Andrew Fahie has expressed that he intends to move more critical areas from the Office of the Governor into the control of local government but won’t overwhelm himself by personally overseeing those portfolios. During the January 5 sitting of […]

by / on January 7, 2021 at 8:11 AM /
Deputy Director of the Social Security Board/NHI Jeanette Scatliffe-Boynes

New Acting SSB Director announced days after Director abruptly resigns

The BVI Social Security Board (SSB) has announced the appointment of Jeanette Scatliffe-Boynes as its new Acting Director, following the abrupt resignation of former Director, Antoinette Skelton. On Sunday, January 3, former Premier Dr D Orlando Smith took to social […]

by / on January 6, 2021 at 5:32 PM /
The United Nations flag

UN’s $350K grant to help most vulnerable in BVI

The BVI has also received approval for a grant of just over $350,000 from the United Nation’s (UN) COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund. Premier Andrew Fahie said these funds will contribute to the Government’s Income Support Programme established […]

by / on January 6, 2021 at 12:59 PM /
Premier Fahie (foreground) and Governor Jaspert during an April 15 public broadcast.

Governor’s statement on publicly accessible registers misleading

Premier Andrew Fahie has referred to the recent statements made by Governor Augustus Jaspert on the territory’s acceptance of publicly accessible registers, as misleading. In his final new year’s statement as governor of the BVI, Jaspert issued a statement on […]

by / on January 6, 2021 at 8:12 AM /
Fraser

Premier’s Office shouldn’t take on disaster management now

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has cautioned Premier Andrew Fahie against moving the Disaster Management portfolio from the Office of the Governor to the Office of the Premier. During the January 5 sitting of the House of Assembly, elected leaders […]

by / on January 6, 2021 at 8:01 AM /
First batch of COVID vaccines arrive in Cayman

First batch of COVID vaccines arrive in Cayman

Cayman Islands Premier, Alden McLaughlin and its Governor, Martyn Roper will be the first to take the COVID-19 shots when the territory starts administering the first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines on Thursday. The vaccines were supplied by the UK free […]

by / on January 6, 2021 at 7:47 AM /
Banco Popular donates portable ventilators, N95 masks

Banco Popular donates portable ventilators, N95 masks

Local bank Banco Popular has significantly contributed to the territory’s fight against COVID-19 through its donation of two portable ventilators and 1,000 N95 masks to the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA). The BVIHSA confirmed they received the devices and the […]

by / on January 6, 2021 at 6:15 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie

Undercover racism in the BVI being used to divide and conquer

Premier Andrew Fahie has said he believes colonial authorities from the UK are using undercover racism within the territory to enact their modern-day slavery tactics.  He further said he believes these so-called tactics are geared towards disrupting and controlling the […]

by / on January 5, 2021 at 5:44 PM /
Fraser

Fraser calls for new committee to ensure gov’t projects are executed

Senior Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has called for the House of Assembly to establish a new committee that will hold government departments accountable for carrying out projects for which they’ve received budgetary allocations. The board Fraser is suggesting is called […]

by / on January 5, 2021 at 4:53 PM /