The number of active COVID-19 cases in the territory has now climbed to 20. Announcing the increase in a national broadcast on Thursday, Premier Andrew Fahie said 13 of those active cases are on Tortola and the remaining seven are […]
Archive for April, 2021
At last! Gov’t lifts land-based curfew in the BVI
For the first time in a year, the streets of the BVI are being governed by no curfew. Premier Andrew Fahie announced on Thursday that the current land-based curfew — which was in effect from 2 am to 5 am […]
St Vincent’s La Soufriere volcano could erupt in hours or days!
Arrangements are being made to evacuate northern communities in St Vincent and the Grenadines as activity on the country’s active volcano La Soufriere increases. Vincentian government authorities indicated in a press conference today that La Soufriere — which has been […]
One in 3 suffers anxiety, other mental illness after COVID
A major study has revealed that one in three people infected with COVID-19 are left with mental health problems or neurological symptoms that persist for a long time. The groundbreaking study was published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry and is […]
Premier cleared to exit isolation after testing negative for COVID
Premier Andrew Fahie is now out of COVID-19 isolation and has returned to conducting his duties as the leader of government business in a physical capacity. Fahie and several others went into isolation after being possibly exposed to a COVID-19 […]
Trade Commission will facilitate certain Labour and SSB services
Part of the changes the public can expect when the Virgin Islands Trade Commission is established is the ability to access other government departments such as Immigration and the Social Security Board through the Commission. Junior Minister for Trade, Shereen […]
Teachers urged to vaccinate to ‘save this generation’ of students
Government consultant and public commentator, Claude Skelton Cline has called on teachers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to speedily reinstate face-to-face learning and prevent the BVI from losing a generation of students. It’s unclear how many teachers have taken the […]
COMMENTARY: Covering up other problems with vaccines and taxes
By Alred Frett, Contributor Saying so does not make it so. And it’s not uncommon to know less than we know but think we do more than we do. So although ‘truth’ may have more enemies than friends, we have […]
‘I can only apologise’ — Top cop clarifies ‘unexplained wealth’ statement
Outgoing Police Commissioner Michael Matthews has apologised to persons who were offended by his recent statements about the link between unexplained wealth and criminal activity in the BVI. After a recent spate of murders in the BVI, Commissioner Matthews reiterated […]
Some who were laid off because of COVID now committing crimes
Some of the crimes in the territory over the last year were committed by otherwise law-abiding citizens who’ve been financially impacted by the pandemic and are now desperate to support themselves. Outgoing Police Commissioner Michael Matthews gave that indication while […]
