Premier Andrew Fahie, Health Minister Carvin Malone and Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronald Georges are among 20 Virgin Islanders the New Life Baptist Church will be honouring for their service doing the COVID-19 pandemic. The church said the group will […]
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Dr Pickering says COVID vaccines are a weapon for BVI
Local physician and former legislator, Dr Kedrick Pickering said the AstraZeneca vaccines now available in the BVI should be seen as a powerful weapon the BVI can use to reopen its economy and restore a sense of normalcy. “In the […]
Youth Parliament to debate ‘self-determination’ in first sitting
A date has been set for the 23-member Virgin Islands Youth Parliament to host its first-ever sitting. The young parliamentarians will convene for their first sitting on March 11. A media release from the House of Assembly said Premier of […]
Further delays in reopening seaports reflects poorly on BVI
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn said the constant ‘false starts’ for the reopening of the BVI’s seaports stem from the Fahie administration’s lack of planning and reflects poorly on BVI. Yesterday, the BVI Ports Authority announced that the reopening of the […]
RT ferry terminal reopening now pushed to mid-April
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has yet again decided to delay the reopening of local seaports to international traffic. Listing multiple reasons for its decisions, the BVIPA announced the deferral in a late-evening statement on Wednesday. It said: “The BVI […]
‘Premier lodged police complaint against me’, Rosan-Jones claims
Former employee of the state-owned BVI Tourist Board and host of the Cut Deep talk show, Cindy Rosan-Jones was allegedly warned by police because one of her Facebook posts was deemed threatening to Premier Andrew Fahie. On the February 22 […]
Upbeat! VG businessman talks tourism on the sister island
With the number of active COVID-19 cases in the BVI down to zero, at least one local tourism stakeholder on Virgin Gorda is now upbeat about seeing a boost in tourism pretty soon. Businessman Allington ‘Gumption’ Creque who owns and […]
Premier takes COVID-19 vaccine!
Premier Andrew Fahie has now made good on his promise to get vaccinated for COVID-19. He was jabbed with the AstraZeneca vaccine at the Capoon’s Bay Clinic in his constituency Wednesday morning, February 24. The Premier did so in the […]
UN group launches blueprint to tackle global tax abuse
A group of world leaders have launched a blueprint for a United Nations (UN) tax convention and a new intergovernmental tax body under the UN to radically tackle rampant global tax abuse. The blueprint was prepared by the UN High-Level […]
Over 6% of BVI’s population vaccinated so far
A total of 2,050 persons have been vaccinated in the British Virgin Islands as at Tuesday, February 23. Based on estimates from the World Bank’s data catalogue which places the territory’s population at 30,030, the number of people vaccinated so far represents […]
