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CIBC FirstCaribbean has resumed limited services from today Wednesday December 1, following a brief closure due to a positive COVID-19 case. This was confirmed in a media release from the Road Town Tortola branch, which said it will resume most services, with the exception of in-branch deposits and withdrawals, and the opening of new accounts. … Continued

The British Virgin Islands was spared in the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season which concluded with a total of 21 named storms, with four major hurricanes. Acting Director at the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Jasen Penn said that while the Virgin Islands was fortunate not to see major impacts from storms this year, others in … Continued

The active positive COVID-19 cases in the British Virgin Islands have jumped to 39 cases with just over 92 percent of the cases on the mainland of Tortola. This was revealed in a COVID-19 dashboard dated Tuesday November 30 which was published by the Ministry of Health. According to the information from that dashboard, of … Continued

The sudden passing of Long-Look resident Garvin ‘G-Money’ Richards has left the 7th and 8th Districts in a state of mourning, following an alleged tragic accident which occurred sometime on the day of November 23. According to reports, 38-year-old Richards fell from an apartment porch and sustained critical injuries before being rushed to the Dr. D Orlando … Continued

The government of the Virgin Islands has spent approximately $500,000 in the year 2021 so far to expatriate illegal immigrants back to their countries of origin. This according to Minister of Labour and Immigration Vincent Wheatley, who made the disclosure during a press conference on Friday November 26. The minister said that the issue of … Continued

Approximately 115 officers and civilian staff of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force were recognised for their work beyond the call of duty during the 2020 – 2021 work year. This was revealed in a media release from the RVIPF which said the meeting the was the first in-person general force meeting since Commissioner of … Continued

Premier Andrew Fahie has made it abundantly clear that same sex marriage is not on his government’s agenda and will not be at least for the time being. The premier issued a comment on the subject following a question which was posed by local media during last Friday’s press conference. The question stemmed from a … Continued

The Government of the Virgin Islands is claiming that they have provided the United Kingdom’s Commission of Inquiry (COI) with the largest official collection of data ever assembled in the history of the Virgin Islands. This is according to a media release from the Office of the Premier which said the assertion came from new … Continued