TWO PRISON OFFICERS AND ONE POLICE OFFICER CHARGED FOR BREACH OF TRUST IN NICHAIL CHAMBERS MURDER

Two prison officers and one police officer are among the latest persons charged in relation to the recent murder of Nichail Chambers and attempted murder of another inmate. This is according to a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force dated Wednesday September 29, which said the three officers were all arrested and … Continued

PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST-AID TRAINING FOR SENIOR PUBLIC OFFICERS

Sixty-two Senior Public Officers have received first-level training in Psychological First Aid as an essential learning course through the Department of Human Resources’ Essential Learning and Develoment Programme (ELDP). The two-part psychological training sessions was an essential learning session geared towards Senior Managers, Heads of Departments and their deputies, Human Resources Managers and Unit Team … Continued

DIGITAL VACCINATION DATABASE SYSTEM WITH QR CODE TECHNOLOGY TO BE LAUNCHED NEXT WEEK

The Ministry of Health will be launching a digital vaccination database system with QR code technology that will be accepted in many international countries such as the United Kingdom when vaccinated residents travel inbound to these destinations. This was revealed by the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronald Georges during a recent COVID-19 panel discussion on … Continued

HIGH TURNOVER OF BANK TELLERS RESULT IN CLIENTS RECEIVING POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND UNBEARABLY LONG BANK LINES IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS; BANKING INSTITUTIONS ACCUSED OF SUBJECTING RESIDENTS TO POOR SERVICES

As a result of the present times, one would imagine that after having lockdowns and closed borders, the need for workers in essential services such as a bank would be of paramount importance. However, at any given period, clients of just about all the major banks in the British Virgin Islands are met with extremely … Continued

OLYMPIAN CHANTEL MALONE RECEIVES $12,000 CHEQUE FROM GOV’T FOR REACHING FINALS AT THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES

The government of the Virgin Islands awarded Olympian long-jump athlete Chantel Malone with a $12,000 cheque, for her recent accomplishment of reaching the final in that event in the just concluded Olympic Games in Tokyo Japan. The cheque was handed to Malone as she was welcomed back home into territory for the first time since … Continued

MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS COMPLIANT WITH NEW 1AM CURFEW ORDER – ONLY 2 BREACHES REPORTED TO DATE

Many residents have been adhering to the new 1am curfew measure in the territory, with only two reported breaches since its implementation on September 19. This is according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force who made the disclosure in a media release dated September 28. Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline Vanterpool noted her appreciation … Continued

YATES ASSOCIATES EMPLOYEES IMPACTED MENTALLY AND FINANCIALLY BY ALLEGED MANDATED 21-DAY ISOLATION PERIOD FOR ALL STAFF – COMPANY TO LOSE OVER $250,000 DURING PERIOD

Workers at Yates Associates – the construction company on Virgin Gorda which has been at the center of a large COVID-19 cluster – stand to be impacted both mentally and financially as result of the alleged protocols which have been implemented on the entire organisation. This is according to Managing Director of the company Chris … Continued