Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Marlon Penn said the BVI is in a significant battle with the current surge in COVID-19 cases and has offered prayerful support to persons experiencing loss at this time. The territory has experienced at […]
Archive for July, 2021
BVI records fourth COVID-related death
The following is a media release from the Ministry of Health dated Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The Ministry of Health & Social Development has confirmed another COVID-19 related death, which brings the death toll to three in a one-week period […]
Government launches online work permit system
A few minor connection glitches were not enough to disrupt a virtual launch of the government’s online work permit system on Monday, July 12. The first of several expected elements of an e-government platform, the work permit system has been […]
Willock complains to UK’s OT Minister about COI commissioner
Speaker of the House of Assembly (HOA), Julian Willock has made a formal complaint to the UK Minister responsible for Overseas Territories, Dominic Raab, about the way Sir Gary Hickinbottom is conducting the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI). In his […]
Logistician needed to help gov’t with testing, vaccination strategies
The Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Marlon Penn has called on government to hire a logistics specialist to assist with the rollout of its COVID-19 testing and vaccination strategies. “This gives us an opportunity now to start to think […]
Opposition Leader lobbies for more businesses to be allowed to open
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has called for officials to find a way to allow more businesses to be open during the current curfew period, given the financial constraints being faced locally. Late last week, the government ordered several categories of […]
Celebrity Summit cancels berth in wake of COVID spike
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has announced the cancellation of the Celebrity Summit’s July 15 cruise call to the BVI – the second such cancellation in recent weeks. The cruise was expected to bring more than 2,400 guests to the BVI’s shores, […]
No disconnect between govt’s Belonger policy and the law — Dr Smith
Despite a 2012 internal audit suggesting otherwise, former Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said he believes there is no disconnect between the government’s policy regarding Belongership and what the actual law says. According to the Immigration & Passport Ordinance, a […]
EDITORIAL: COI’s belated attempts to admit its attorneys to BVI bar undermines the Inquiry?
After months of conducting proceedings in the territory, attorneys appointed to the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) are today seeking to be ‘admitted into the BVI bar’. But this retroactive move might very well undermine the spirit of the COI […]
Businesses demand COVID test before employees come to work
Employers demanding their employees get tested before coming to work have been recognised as being part of a larger pattern of potentially dangerous behaviour amid the BVI’s current COVID-19 surge. According to Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ronald Georges, […]
