The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has commenced what it described as an “urgent hiring drive” to assign nearly two dozen additional persons to its mobile testing facilities at the various seaports across the BVI. The Authority said the drive […]
Archive for August, 2021
COMMENTARY: The COI is only a test
By Shaina Smith, Contributor Last night I shared this with some friends during a conversation about the current Commission of Inquiry. The historical context that I view it through is one where our fore-parents built this country since 1834. They […]
Full Opposition absence for HOA! Gov’t was two hours late, says Penn
All four members of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition were visibly absent on Monday when the House of Assembly resumed to debate government’s proposed Virgin Islands Investment Act 2020. While wrapping up the debate — most of which happened last week […]
BVI locals being treated as ‘field negroes’
Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has called on the territory’s leaders not to promote outsiders, to the detriment of its locals, when it comes to investment in the BVI. The premise on which Turnbull made that call was the […]
Stop sending our tourists to St Thomas, government told
Former Minister for Communication & Works under the previous NDP administration, Mark Vanterpool has upbraided the government for its apparent lack of will in moving the airport extension project forward. “Where are the plans for the roads? When are we […]
Vanterpool voices disapproval for new RT double-lane traffic system
Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool said he does not support the double-lane traffic system that currently exists in Road Town, particularly in the absence of traffic lights. Road Town makes up part of his overall constituency. “I’m still not in […]
COVID testing services at Althea Scatliffe ‘suspended indefinitely’
The government has returned all its COVID-19 testing services to the white tent located in the emergency area parking lot of the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital. This sudden change took effect Saturday, August 21. In a press statement Friday […]
BVI and UN sign historic Country Implementation Plan
The British Virgin Islands has signed what is being described as a Country Implementation Plan (CIP) with the United Nations (UN). The Office of the Premier said the plan — the first of its kind for the territory — will […]
Unvaccinated BVIHSA staff must now undergo COVID tests biweekly
Employees of the state-owned BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) are now required to get tested for COVID-19 biweekly (every two weeks) if they decline to get vaccinated. This policy becomes effective today, Friday, August 20. And according to Health Minister […]
Biker pulls gun on cops following accident on dual carriageway
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has arrested a male scooter rider who pulled a gun at police officers during a daylight incident on Thursday, August 19. A RVIPF media release issued this morning said things unfolded around midday […]
