The House of Assembly met briefly yesterday January 13 and passed the Disaster Management Act (2021), which essentially means the approved bill will be moving to the Governor’s Office for assent. All eyes will be on the Governor’s Office once […]
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Mandatory 4-day quarantine period will need to be revisited!
Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronald Georges has said the territory’s mandatory four-day quarantine period for arriving passengers might have to be revisited since a growing number of flaws were detected with this safety protocol, as seen in the most […]
Don’t focus on mistakes, have confidence in our people to lead
Premier Andrew Fahie has called for the public to have greater confidence in the Virgin Islanders’ capacity to be effective leaders instead of continuously dwelling on past blunders. “I just want people to stop focusing on our mistakes. Stop having […]
It’s sharing your info! Accept new Whatsapp policies or be banned
The American messaging service, WhatsApp last week informed its 2 billion users of an update to its privacy policy; outlining which users must accept it if they wish to continue using the app. The policy to share information across all […]
Local lab can now test 500+ samples for COVID-19 daily
The laboratory that runs tests for COVID-19 at the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital now has the capability of conducting more than 500 tests daily. Minister of Health Carvin Malone made the disclosure during a community meeting held at the […]
Despite COVID, local financial services firms make major deals in 2020
BVI Finance is reporting that 2020 was a positive year for the local financial services industry as local firms acted on more than $5 billion of global transactions. These transactions range from Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and bond issuances to […]
False! UK didn’t change funding agreement for RDA
Governor Augustus Jaspert’s Office has said there is no truth to the claim that the United Kingdom disagrees with the BVI’s revised Recovery & Development Plan or that it will be pulling funding from the Recovery Development Agency (RDA) as […]
8K vaccines coming! Healthcare and law enforcement first priority
Governor Augustus Jaspert has announced that the UK government will donate and deliver some 8,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the BVI next month. Yesterday, Premier Andrew Fahie appeared on the Honestly Speaking radio show and confirmed that in dispensing […]
BVIEC receives CDB funding to strengthen renewable energy infrastructure
The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has secured a technical assistance grant funding approximated to be valued around $600,000, from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). This is according to the General Manager of the BVIEC Leroy Abraham who told BVI News […]
UK’s expectations regarding BVI’s cannabis-related Bill still unclear
Premier Andrew Fahie has said his government is still unclear as to their next step in getting the controversial Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act 2020 assented. The Bill was passed in the House of Assembly in July, 2020, and […]
