Government has, yet again, deferred the reopening of the territory’s local seaports — specifically the Road Town Ferry Terminal — to international traffic for roughly another two months. The originally-planned December 8, 2020 reopening date was later pushed to January […]
Archive for January, 2021
The most-read stories of 2020
The year 2020 was another active news year in which you, our valued readers, read, analysed, and commented on various issues impacting the BVI and the world. Here’s a list of the top stories you enjoyed in 2020: 1. Residents ordering […]
BVI lab unable to test for new COVID strain
Health Minister Carvin Malone has indicated that when testing for new strains of COVID-19, the BVI will be seeking help from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). He said the territory’s lab doesn’t have the testing capacity to identify these […]
Locals refuse housing assist, favour grants over low-interest loans
Minister of Health & Social Development Carvin Malone has said persons selected to receive low-interest loans under government’s Housing Recovery Assistance Programme have either refused to accept the loans or failed to complete the process to be granted loans. The […]
Couples celebrate BVI’s Christmas Day and New Year’s Day babies
By Kamal Haynes, BVI news Staff The British Virgin Islands recently welcomed the birth of three special babies — two girls and one boy — who were all born on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, respectively. BVI News spoke […]
COVID vaccine to be made available to residents in February
GOV’T PRESS RELEASE (JANUARY 4, 2021): The Government of the Virgin Islands will be collaborating with several agencies in supporting a national programme to make the AstraZeneca vaccine available to residents on a voluntary basis. In a statement in the […]
BVI loses access to EU funding
The BVI and other British Overseas Territories will no longer have access to any future funding for sustainable development from the European Union as the UK’s Brexit deal took effect on January 1, 2021. According to a statement from Premier […]
It’s now official! No more free trade, travel for BVI as Brexit takes effect
As of January 1, 2021, the UK officially transitioned from the European Union (EU), a move which has snatched away a number of benefits that the BVI previously enjoyed under that economic bloc. According to a statement from Premier Andrew […]
Gov’t to establish revenue committee on advice of new FS
Recently-installed Acting Financial Secretary, Jeremiah Frett has already recommended a number of new initiatives to the government, including establishing a two-tier Revenue Committee, which will assist the territory in generating new revenue streams ahead of the 2022 financial year. This […]
Silence your bikes or gov’t will!
In an effort to, once and for all, end the disturbance caused in residential areas, Premier Andrew Fahie has called for riders to put silencers on their motorcycles, lest there be repercussions from his government. Premier Fahie said the bikers […]
