Government is designating three consecutive days for residents to stock up on supplies and conduct essential business before the BVI enters another 24-hour lockdown that will last for 14 days. During this designated stock-up period, the first letter of a […]

Government is being encouraged to implement an interim policy that would prevent landlords from evicting tenants who are not able to meet their rent obligations because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has left several persons unemployed in the BVI. This […]

Statistics from the Epidemiology Unit has shown that if social distancing measures are not properly adhered in the British Virgin Islands, nearly 90 percent of its population could become infected with COVID-19 within a three-month period. Minister for Health Carvin […]

In a bid to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus in the British Virgin Islands, persons under quarantine will now be placed under guarded surveillance at times. Premier Andrew Fahie outlined this new measure during a live public broadcast […]

Even as government introduces a less restricted curfew regime that will run for 14 days starting Thursday, April 2, Governor Augustus Jaspert is advising residents that the BVI is “not out of the woods yet”. “Life will not be turning […]

Based on bids submitted by five companies, the estimated cost to undertake the Anegada Hybrid Renewable Energy & Battery Storage System Project ranges between $4.6 million to $6 million. This is according to information from the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), […]

A large number of persons involved in fishing and farming locally have responded positively to the government’s plan to stimulate the food and agriculture sector in the BVI. Agriculture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said he was unable to provide the […]

Effective 6:01 am on Thursday, April 2, the British Virgin Islands will be placed under a new curfew that will last another 14 days. Making the announcement during a live pubic broadcast on Tuesday evening, March 31, Governor Augustus Jaspert […]

Students across the British Virgin Islands will have free access to Flow’s Study programme until June 15. A media release from the telecommunications company said the initiative is a joint partnership between the Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation, Flow, and […]

Seven dialysis patients living on Virgin Gorda have been receiving free transportation to and from the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital on Tortola where they receive treatment during the territory-wide curfew. Typically, these patients utilize a public ferry. However, since […]