As the BVI government moves to open registration for residents interested in receiving the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), manufacturers of the Pfizer vaccine said a third dose of their brand can […]
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Former USVI gubernatorial candidate lands BVIHSA chairmanship
Former US Virgin Islands (USVI) gubernatorial candidate, Moleto Smith Jr, has been appointed as the newest chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA). The revelation was made through the order paper for today’s emergency meeting of the House of […]

Gov’t awards 52 students scholarships to study abroad
Fifty-two persons have been granted government scholarships to study abroad. The Cabinet approved the recommendations of the BVI Scholarship Committee to award these scholarships when they met this month. The government will fund the tuition for these 52 applicants for […]

BVI opening registration to get alternative vaccines in USVI
Health Minister Carvin Malone said registration will likely begin today for BVI residents interested in receiving the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the US Virgin Islands (USVI). According to Malone, the protocols are currently being finalised by Chief […]

Premier rubbishes claims that gov’t “doing nothing”, denies cronyism
Premier Andrew Fahie has come out against detractors that have accused his government of being at a standstill and of practising cronyism. Fahie, who was speaking on the governing VIP’s Let’s Talk radio show last evening, said the truth on […]

Burial Protocols: Only immediate family allowed during viewing
The government’s recently implemented burial protocols mandate that only immediate family members of deceased persons are allowed to view the bodies of their dead. Immediate family members are classified as parents, siblings, children, spouses. The protocols further state that viewings […]

Still no assent for Whistleblower, Contractor General Acts — Premier
The Whistleblower and Contractor General Acts — two significant pieces of legislation passed in the House of Assembly several weeks ago — are still awaiting assent from Governor John Rankin. The two Acts were championed as centrepieces of the government’s […]

FIA bemoans cooperation issues between law enforcement agencies
The BVI’s Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) has joined in to bemoan the reported lack of trust among local law enforcement agencies in the territory. In an invited position statement to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recently, FIA Director Errol George […]

BVI’s COVID-19 death toll climbs to 31! Active cases reduced to 584
The BVI’s COVID-19 death toll has now climbed to 31 persons. The previous death toll reported last Friday stood at 25 people. Health Minister Carvin Malone made the disclosure Tuesday evening on the VIP’s Let’s Talk radio programme. “We don’t […]

Paradox! Fahie blames past gov’ts for needing political advisors
A winding, near 40-minute speech from Premier Andrew Fahie did little to put critics at bay after he set out to clear the air last evening about why his government needed to hire political ministerial advisers. Instead, there were clear […]