Reports coming out of the Office of the Premier are that some unauthorised businesses recommenced operations during the opening day of government’s relaxed curfew on Monday. Responding to reports in a subsequent statement later that evening, the Premier made it […]

Owners of more than 250 businesses that have been approved for reopening are going above and beyond government’s recommendations to implement hand hygiene, social distancing and other safety measures to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) locally. Chief […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has said an assessment of the local economy will be conducted following the end of the first two weeks of the territory’s internal reopening. Premier Fahie said all activities during the first reopening phase must be to […]

At the start of the first relaxed day of the territory-wide curfew, things reflected ‘the new regular’ that Premier Fahie described in a recent public address. The majority of residents who ventured outside their homes to access goods and services […]

While most other local industries are being crippled by the ongoing coronavirus crisis, agriculture in the British Virgin Islands is experiencing a boom. This upsurge in the sector has, however, caused a demand for local food that is currently greater […]

Following the recent seizure and subsequent release of its shipment by US Customs authorities, the Government of the Virgin Islands will not be importing future COVID-19 medical supplies from the United States.   Minister of Health Carvin Malone told BVI News […]

As the British Virgin Islands enters its first phase of internal reopening following weeks of a daily 24-hour lockdown, Premier Andrew Fahie is urging business owners who have not yet received approval to operate to be patient and understanding. In […]

Government along with the Family Support Network (FSN) and the BVI Red Cross are conducting investigations to identify persons who have abused the initiative to deliver free essential grocery items to residents. Minister of Social Development Carvin Malone gave that […]

The BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) is seeking a management company to run the newly-launched VIP Lounge at the TB Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island. The BVIAA said via a tender notice that the successful company chosen to run the […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Coronavirus will precipitate a long economic depression. Be prepared for a very different and much more difficult world. The coronavirus pandemic is a revolver to the temple of the global economy with three bullets in the […]