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Archive for July, 2021

Flag bearers Elinah Phillip and Kyron McMaster during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23, 2021. (Photo Credit: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

OLYMPICS: BVI athletes touch down in Tokyo

The BVI’s athletes have touched down in Tokyo and the world had their first glimpse of them during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan Friday morning. Local track sensation Kyron McMaster and […]

by / on July 23, 2021 at 12:59 PM /
The AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19. (Reuters photo)

Real-world data shows AstraZeneca effective against Delta variant

A study published on Wednesday has shown that two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine — which is available in the BVI — are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 as they are against the previously […]

by / on July 23, 2021 at 12:17 PM /
This photo shows a notable difference from when the eight-member VIP government first took office after 2019 General Elections. Today, February 20, 2020, the VIP now has nine benches now that former NDP legislator Alvera Maduro-Caines has crossed the floor.

Gov’t waives tender process to introduce Political Adviser post

The VIP government introduced a new consultancy post titled Ministerial Political Adviser (MPA) but has waived the required tender process to get this done. In a summary of Cabinet’s latest decisions released yesterday, July 22, government said the post is […]

by / on July 23, 2021 at 8:28 AM /
The RT O'Neal Administrative Complex is under renovation.

Nearly $600K slated for demolition works at Admin Complex

Almost $600,000 has been allotted for demolition works at the Ralph T O’Neal Administration Complex — the designated building to house government offices. The complex was severely damaged in the September 2017 hurricanes and government said the rehabilitation works are […]

by / on July 23, 2021 at 7:36 AM /
Celebrity Millennium captured at the CB Romney Tortola Pier Park on Thursday, July 1. (BVI News Photo)

Cruise ship visit can’t be blamed for COVID outbreak in BVI — Malone

Health Minister Carvin Malone has sought to dispel claims that a cruise ship that visited the territory at the start of July caused the BVI’s current COVID-19 outbreak.  The last few weeks of this outbreak has seen a spiralling death […]

by / on July 23, 2021 at 7:30 AM /
Police charge second man from January’s 200 kilo cocaine find

Police charge second man from January’s 200 kilo cocaine find

A second man has been charged in connection to a police operation that resulted in the seizure of more than 200 kilos of cocaine back in January. Twenty-eight-year-old East End resident, Shaun Massicott is charged for possession of a controlled […]

by / on July 22, 2021 at 11:23 AM /
Commissioner of Customs Wade Smith

Customs courier system riddled with deficiencies, audit finds

An audit of the Customs Department’s Partial Payment Programme and Courier Clearance Operations has found that those initiatives require significant reforms for it to become a value-added service to the government. The government’s Internal Audit Department had examined Customs’ operations […]

by / on July 22, 2021 at 10:14 AM /
Premier addressing the nation with member of the VIP Government.

Gov’t concerned: Public officers working weekends to facilitate COI

Public officers are being forced to work weekends and at “extraordinary hours” to meet the demands of the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI). This is according to government ministers who have raised serious concerns about what they describe as a […]

by / on July 22, 2021 at 9:44 AM /
Former Health Minister Carvin Malone

Public Health Act empowers me to pick COVID testing sites — Malone

Health Minister has responded to complaints that have surfaced from within the local medical community since his ministry’s statement that the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital is the only facility authorised and recognised to properly conduct PCR and antigen testing […]

by / on July 22, 2021 at 8:25 AM /
Anegada Recreational Grounds.

RDA awards $83K contract to repair fence at Anegada Recreational Grounds

Sunleaf Construction has been awarded a $83,491.95 contract to repair the perimeter fence at the Anegada Recreation Ground. The government issued the contract through the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) recently. A joint media release from the RDA and the […]

by / on July 22, 2021 at 6:46 AM /