The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be procuring $3 million worth of personal protective equipment to assist their borrowing member countries in their fight against COVID-19. The British Virgin Islands is one of the 18 member countries that stand to […]
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BVI flags 38 countries! Limited entry allowed to compliant crew members of ships, aircraft
As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, the British Virgin Islands has now imposed travel restrictions on more than three dozen countries. This is according to the territory’s updated and Passport (Prohibition of Entry) Order which came into effect on Tuesday, […]
RVIPF rolls out new measures to ward off COVID-19 | Things the public should know
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has implemented several precautionary measures to safeguard police officers from contracting COVID-19 while in the line of duty. These include a temporary measure in which members of the public must refrain from physically going […]
No tolerance! Premier alerted to pockets of domestic abuse locally
Renewed calls have been for men in the British Virgin Islands to stop perpetrating acts of domestic violence. Premier Andrew Fahie made that appeal during a live public broadcast on Monday; making strong suggestions about continued reports of this type […]
‘Medical staff vigilant but uneasy in COVID-19 crisis’
While medical staff at the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital in Road Town remain vigilant, Chief Medical Officer Dr Irad Potter said there is some unease among the staff due to the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). With three confirmed cases […]
Local youths encouraged to ‘be creative’ on social media during lockdown
Young persons living in the territory are being challenged to utilize social media platforms creatively during this ongoing lockdown period. The 24- hour-lockdown will come to an end on April 19, and during that timeframe, the Director of Youth Affairs […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY: ‘Essentially homeless’
Photo by Esther Durand/BVI News A local man, Sonnel Hanley, is captured outdoors sitting by himself on a bench inside the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park in Road Town. He was photographed on the afternoon of Monday, April 7 […]
EU pumps $8.6M to help BVI and other CARPHA member countries fight COVID-19
The British Virgin Islands and other member states of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is set to benefit from a combined US$8.6 million grant from the European Union (EU), which is geared towards combating COVID-19 in the region. This […]
Court defers sentencing, orders men to be quarantined
Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards has deferred the sentencing of Tambu Frett and USVI resident Bryan Bolan who have both been ordered to go into quarantine for a minimum of 10 days. The men were scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday, […]
First phase of economic stimulus package heads to Cabinet this week
Premier Andrew Fahie has said his government’s promised COVID-19 economic stimulus package will be heading to Cabinet for approval within days. Effectively, an economic stimulus is the use of monetary policy changes to stimulate a struggling economy. The Premier said his […]
