The Port Purcell cargo facility was forced to close prematurely on Monday afternoon, September 13, because of the discovery of 39 kilos of a substance believed to be cocaine. Commissioner of Customs and head of the Joint Task Force, Wade […]
Archive for September, 2021
Maduro-Caines lambasts employers for removing unvaxxed workers
Characterising the situation as ‘abuse’, Sixth District Representative Alvera Maduro-Caines has lambasted employers who are terminating their unvaccinated workers. “That’s what I want to talk about now – abuse of power, abusing people’s willingness to work, abusing people in the […]
‘Stop demonising consultancies’, Opposition legislator told
Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has cautioned Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull against the practice of “demonising” consultancies services taken up by the governing Virgin Islands Party administration. Dr Wheatley issued that warning as a response to Turnbull’s criticism […]
Call out the culprits! Persons put on blast for poor disposal of derelicts
Residents who have been continuously parking their derelict vehicles around various communities on Tortola have been put on blast by Opposition Leader Marlon Penn. Speaking at a community meeting in his constituency last week, Penn said persons who have adopted […]
BVI Post’s money order service with US being discontinued
The reciprocal International Postal Money Order service between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the Virgin Islands Postal Service (BVI Post) is being discontinued. Acting Postmaster General Iris Romney said this discontinuation will take effect on Friday, October 1. […]
Grade 11 students at BVI SDA School to isolate
The following is a media advisory from the Ministry of Health The Public Health Unit of the Ministry of Health and Social Development is advising all Grade 11 students of the BVI Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School to self-isolate and […]
Hospital’s maintenance staff members ordered into quarantine
Several members of the maintenance staff at the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) have been placed into quarantine because of exposure to COVID-19. BVI News understands that the staff members were issued quarantine letters Friday morning, September 10. Health Minister […]
Make Setting Point official port of entry, sluggish public officers told
Representative of the Ninth District, Vincent Wheatley has sought to reprimand public service officers who he says are behind the prolonged delay to make Setting Point on Anegada an official port of entry. “What is taking so long? I will […]
Govt in talks with UK to make Pfizer, Moderna accessible in BVI
Health Minister Carvin Malone said the government has been making strident efforts at securing the Pfizer & Moderna vaccines for the territory. Currently, only the AstraZeneca brand of the COVID-19 vaccine is available in the BVI. But while speaking in […]
Premier, Deputy blast Opposition Leader for ‘political games’
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has been lambasted for purportedly posing as a ‘defender of free speech’ while attacking others for expressing themselves. In a statement to the House of Assembly (HOA) on Thursday, Penn accused some government members of heavily […]
