The BVI’s ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) has been told in no uncertain terms that the government’s Internal Response Unit (IRU) will not comply with some of its protocols regarding document requests. Currently, the Commission’s protocols require that entities submit […]

A member of the House of Assembly (HOA) reportedly paid their district office rent with monies intended for a COVID-19 assistance grant programme implemented by the government last year. The government’s Internal Auditor, Dorea Corea shared that finding when she […]

Health officials have pointed out that the majority of positive cases seen in the current COVID-19 upsurge are in the younger demographic of the society. Over the course of one week from June 28 – July 7, the BVI’s active […]

Local law enforcement are seeking the public’s help to locate a male immigrant who escaped detention on Sunday, July 4. The escapee is Wilking Sanchez Tejeda of the Dominican Republic. The Chief Immigration Officer, Ian Penn said Sanchez Tejeda escaped […]

The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has established a field hospital at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town to help meet the needs of the territory’s COVID-19 surge. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the BVIHSA, Pat Malone-Smith said […]

The following is a media release from the Ministry of Health dated Thursday, July 8, 2021. The Ministry of Health & Social Development confirms the unfortunate second COVID-19 related death in the territory. The deceased is a 32-year-old male with […]

The government has decided to tighten the territory’s curfew which will now run from 7 pm to 5 am daily, effective Friday, July 9. Health Minister Carvin Malone made that announcement moments ago amid confirmed reports that BVI now has […]

As the territory experiences a major surge in COVID-19 cases, reports have surfaced about some businesses threatening to sack employees who opt not to get vaccinated. Employees of a local hardware store on Tortola as well as those from a […]

The Commission of Inquiry (COI) will be continuing with its proceedings notwithstanding the major surge in COVID-19 cases locally and the strain this has caused on the government resources. The territory’s current active cases are now said to be more […]

The sitting government’s 2020 ‘stimulus grant’ programme to assist small, medium and micro enterprises (SMEs) that were negatively impacted by the health pandemic, was improperly regulated and failed to fulfil most of its expectations. This is according to the details […]