The question of whether quarantined persons entering the BVI are being effectively monitored is expected to be raised when the House of Assembly (HOA) resumes tomorrow for its next sitting. According to the order paper for the sitting, Opposition legislator […]

Forecasters are predicting that a disturbance located over the eastern tropical Atlantic could develop into a tropical depression by early next week. As of Wednesday morning, the weather system was located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. […]

Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley announced moments ago that all schools will be allowed to reopen for face-to-face instruction for the upcoming school year, ending weeks of speculation by educators, parents and students alike. According to Dr Wheatley, the first […]

Premier Andrew Fahie is disputing the notion that the BVI’s jury pool may be too small because of the territory’s tiny size and tight-knit community. One of the concerns previously raised is about the BVI’s existing policy that only Belongers living […]

Minister of Labour & Immigration, Vincent Wheatley is expected to face a host of questions from members of the legislature when the House of Assembly has its next sitting starting Thursday. Among them is the question of why employees are […]

Three upcoming cruise ship calls to the BVI have been cancelled. This is according to the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) who said those cancellations span two cruise lines. “The BVIPA would like to announce the cancellation of cruise calls by […]

Of the 37 reported COVID deaths locally, two who recently passed away had only been partially vaccinated. According to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ronald Georges, those two persons were admitted within a week of receiving their first dosage and […]

While neighbouring jurisdictions such as Puerto Rico and sections of the US Virgin Islands have been placed under a Tropical Storm Warning, the BVI is, so far, in a relative safe zone and has not been given any such warning. […]

The entry of COVID-19’s dangerous and highly transmissible delta variant into the BVI is only a matter of time. Not only that but had it arrived sooner, the more than three dozen deaths that happened during the BVI’s recent COVID-19 […]

After weeks of waiting, residents are expected to get a much-anticipated announcement regarding the reopening of schools in the territory. Health Minister Carvin Malone revealed on Friday during the government’s most recent COVID-19 update that announcements will be forthcoming tomorrow […]