The reciprocal International Postal Money Order service between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the Virgin Islands Postal Service (BVI Post) is being discontinued. Acting Postmaster General Iris Romney said this discontinuation will take effect on Friday, October 1. […]
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Grade 11 students at BVI SDA School to isolate
The following is a media advisory from the Ministry of Health The Public Health Unit of the Ministry of Health and Social Development is advising all Grade 11 students of the BVI Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School to self-isolate and […]
Hospital’s maintenance staff members ordered into quarantine
Several members of the maintenance staff at the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) have been placed into quarantine because of exposure to COVID-19. BVI News understands that the staff members were issued quarantine letters Friday morning, September 10. Health Minister […]
Make Setting Point official port of entry, sluggish public officers told
Representative of the Ninth District, Vincent Wheatley has sought to reprimand public service officers who he says are behind the prolonged delay to make Setting Point on Anegada an official port of entry. “What is taking so long? I will […]
Govt in talks with UK to make Pfizer, Moderna accessible in BVI
Health Minister Carvin Malone said the government has been making strident efforts at securing the Pfizer & Moderna vaccines for the territory. Currently, only the AstraZeneca brand of the COVID-19 vaccine is available in the BVI. But while speaking in […]
Premier, Deputy blast Opposition Leader for ‘political games’
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has been lambasted for purportedly posing as a ‘defender of free speech’ while attacking others for expressing themselves. In a statement to the House of Assembly (HOA) on Thursday, Penn accused some government members of heavily […]
Gov’t not selling out BVI to foreign investors — Junior Trade Minister
Junior Minister for Trade & Economic Development, Shereen Flax-Charles expressed alarm at the thought that persons may have misinterpreted the government’s intention when it introduced the Investment Act. “I want to assure you and assure the entire population of the […]
Not everyone will get a pay raise after public service salary review
As the government embarks on a compensation review and job classification for the public service, Director Of Human Resources, Michelle Donovan-Stevens has advised that not all officers will get a salary increase. The public service has not undergone a comprehensive […]
COVID-19’s Mu variant discovered in the BVI
The following is a media release from the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health and Social Development has confirmed that the Mu Variant is present in the Virgin Islands. The discovery was made on Sunday, September 5 when two […]
Auditors ambushed by criticisms months after giving COI evidence
Sir Gary Hickinbottom has expressed disappointment at the submission of a large document sent to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) criticising evidence previously given on several audit reports. The Attorney General’s (AG) Chambers submitted the document on behalf of the […]
