Two weather systems have formed in the Atlantic and one will likely be moving through the region (the Windward and Leeward Islands where BVI is located) on Friday. According to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC), the first of those […]
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Persons who attended Bregado Flax graduation told to isolate
The following is an announcement from the Ministry of Health & Social Development: The Public Health Unit is notifying the community that a positive COVID-19 case was in attendance at the Bregado Flax Educational Centre’s graduation ceremony today, June 29. […]
BVI’s active COVID-19 cases spike to 13!
The BVI has now hit 13 active positive COVID-19 cases, three of which were symptomatic and had no travel history. The news was announced by Health Minister Carvin Malone earlier today, Tuesday, June 29. Malone said that as of yesterday, […]
Gov’t inflates stimulus $$ to fishers, farmers! Most not registered
An audit of the government’s COVID-19 stimulus programme for farmers and fisherfolk has found that the Premier’s Office violated procedure and inflated its payments to recipients — a large number of whom were unlicensed and unregistered. The report from the […]
Premier’s Office deliberately attempts to block audit, COI told
Auditor General Sonia Webster has issued a damning audit report which outlined a plethora of infractions committed by the governing Andrew Fahie administration. It also details several areas where there had been outright attempts to block the audit exercise itself. […]
Willock’s post-hurricane claims to COI “pure fabrication” — Matthews
Former Police Commissioner, Michael Matthews, has lambasted House of Assembly Speaker, Julian Willock for what he termed as “pure fabrication” in a statement Willock submitted to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recently. The former top cop was referencing a specific […]
OneMart’s unvaccinated staff sent into quarantine
The management of OneMart Supermarket in Purcell Estate has asked all its unvaccinated employees to quarantine at home until further notice. This decision was taken “in the interest of the safety of all staff and customers” because two members of […]
Alert: Public Health Unit contact-tracing for possible COVID exposure
The following is an announcement from the Ministry of Health & Social Development: The Public Health Unit is actively looking for persons who may have come in contact with a COVID-19 positive case. All persons who have attended the following […]
Penn calls for law allowing removal of non-performing elected reps
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn said he wants what is known as ‘recall legislation’ to be implemented for non-performing legislators in the BVI. A political recall is a process by which citizens can remove elected officials from office before their term […]
‘Not my role’, says Fahie on making Skelton Cline’s contract public
After months of promises to have the government’s contract with Claude Skelton Cline made public, Premier Andrew Fahie has still not been able to make this a reality. During a press briefing held late last week, the Premier was asked […]
