The Ministry of Health has ordered Simmonds Preschool closed following the detection of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases in the educational facility’s paediatric population. The school will be closed 14 days. “A full assessment was conducted on the 29th of […]
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Multiplying fast! BVI’s active COVID cases rocket to 91!
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the BVI has nearly doubled within the last 24 hours. Just yesterday, June 30, the Ministry of Health reported that the territory had 49 active cases — up from the 13 recorded days […]
Festive mood as BVI receives first cruise ship in over a year
The atmosphere inside the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park was festive this morning as the British Virgin Islands received Celebrity Millennium — the first cruise ship to visit the territory with passengers in more than a year. As passengers […]
No exclusive access! Nat’l Parks Trust ordered to reopen Baths to all
Natural Resources Minister, Vincent Wheatley has ordered the National Parks Trust (NPT) to immediately reverse its decision to give cruise shippers exclusive access to The Baths on Virgin Gorda at special hours of the day. Less than 24 hours before […]
COI publishing stimulus audit report online despite objections
Despite objections from the government, the man leading the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI), Sir Gary Hickinbottom has ruled that he will be placing a COVID-19 audit document on the COI’s website, thus making them publicly accessible. The audit covers […]
Tropical Storm Elsa to pass south of BVI!
A tropical storm has now developed in the Atlantic and is forecast to pass near or over portions of the Windward Islands OR south of the Leeward Islands where the BVI is located on Friday, July 2. At 5 am […]
The Baths closed to residents from 9am to 2pm on cruise ship days
The National Parks Trust (NPT) has decided to put a limit on the number of persons allowed to access the territory’s national parks at any given time. The Trust did not disclose what this limit will be when it announced […]
BVI’s active COVID cases spike to 49
The number of COVID-19 cases active in the British Virgin Islands has rocketed to 49. This is up from the 13 cases reported earlier this week. Forty-two of the total known cases are on the main island of Tortola while […]
‘Unearthed evidence shows I didn’t violate Register of Interests Act’
House of Assembly (HOA) Speaker Julian Willock is claiming he has unearthed new evidence which he says the Commission of Inquiry (COI) “strategically left out” when he appeared before them and admitted to breaching the Register of Interests Act. All […]
Premier goes on the defensive amid damning audit reports
Premier Andrew Fahie has come out in staunch defence of his administration’s record of governance; amid the Auditor General’s (AG) damning revelations about the government’s COVID-19 stimulus programme for local fishers and farmers. The findings from AG Sonia Webster’s audit […]
