Mrs. Giselle Jackman-Lumy was sworn in as an additional Magistrate to the Judiciary of the Virgin Islands by His Excellency the Acting Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. Mrs. Jackman-Lumy who will serve for a period of three months in the first instance with effect from Tuesday, August 31, took the Oaths of Office and swore … Continued
Local health officials are concerned about counterfeit vaccination cards being detected at ports of entry across the British Virgin Islands. Speaking on the matter recently was Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Georges who said “Yes, we have detected situations where for example, dates don’t make any sense. We have seen lot numbers that don’t … Continued
In a recent Facebook post Leader of Government Business Hon. Andrew A Fahie announced that the long awaited furniture funded by the Caribbean Development Bank has arrived to furnish two of the BVI’s largest public high schools, the Elmore Stoutt High School on Tortola and the Bregado Flax Educational Center on Virgin Gorda. Both schools … Continued
Director of Youth Services Mr. Aaron F Parillon alongside Immediate Past President Mrs. Kenisha Sprauve and Disaster Management Coordinator Mr. Giovanni Herbert yesterday September 1st, 2021 presented 10 Uniform vouchers to the Family Support Network. Mrs. Sasha Stoutt, FSN Director received the donation at the Family Support Network Headquarters in Road Town and expressed her … Continued
The British Virgin Islands became a part of a historic journey on Thursday September 1, as it welcomed 19-year-old pilot Zara Rutherford to the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, as she aims to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. This was confirmed via a media release from the Office of the … Continued
The British Virgin Islands has now received more than 37,000 vaccines from the United Kingdom Government, after welcoming 2000 additional vaccines into the territory on Tuesday August 31. This was confirmed in a media release from the Ministry of Health, which said the total number of AstraZeneca vaccines received from the UK to date, now … Continued
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has participated in a UNDP virtual session on post-disaster recovery as the Caribbean remains on a ready footing during the height of the ongoing hurricane season. Among other things, UNDP Resident Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Ms. Valerie Cliff and Programme Analyst Mr. Marlon Clarke, presented on the … Continued
Over the last 24-hours, fully vaccinated travelers entering the territory were mandated to test twice upon arrival at the seaports. The outraged travelers said they were required to take both the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and the Rapid Antigen Tests at ports of entry without any substantial reasoning provided. Under current protocols fully vaccinated travelers … Continued
The international cruise ship industry, a key contributor to the BVI’s tourism pillar has put immense pressure on the Government to remove testing protocols upon arrival. The cruise companies have communicated that the rapid testing upon arrival is a great deterrent, adding that it is impractical and time consuming. This was revealed in an Industry … Continued
The Department of Human Resources for the Public Service has received a new Health and Safety Coordinator after Rhonexie Anderson was appointed to the position for a two-year period. This was confirmed in a media release from the Office of the Deputy Governor dated Wednesday September 1, which said Anderson’s appointment came into effect from … Continued
