Director of Youth Affairs and Sports Mrs, Brenda Lettsomme-Tye is encouraging young people in the Territory to find innovative ways to utilise their time during the 24-hour curfew. Mrs. Lettsome-Tye said that this is the time for young people to strive and show their skills as everything is now reliant on the internet and social … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has said that the proactive implementation of preventative measures resulted in a low COVID-19 positive rate in the Virgin Islands. Premier Fahie said that scientific predictions indicated that if the measures were not implemented, the Virgin Islands would have had over 3,700 persons infected with COVID-19. The … Continued
London (CNN) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been receiving oxygen treatment for coronavirus in intensive care, a senior member of the Cabinet confirmed. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said in an interview with the BBC that the Prime Minister was “not on a ventilator” but had “received oxygen support. “He told BBC Radio 4’s Today program that … Continued
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday closed all the beaches in the Territory until April 20 in an attempt at curbing the COVID-19 virus and as a way to discourage some residents from ignoring the stay-at-home order and negating social and physical distancing. “We have a considerable way to go before we reach … Continued
On April 2, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action … Continued
Hon. Lindsay Grant, Minister of Tourism Address on the Postponement of the 2020 St. Kitts Music Festival
Earlier this evening, the Premier of the Virgin Islands, Hon. Andrew A. Fahie, announced new curfew measures following the confirmation of 2 cases of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, in the territory. Under the amended Curfew Act 2017, the curfew will take effect from today Wednesday from 8pm to 6 am. The same protocol follows for Thursday. … Continued
In compliance with the measures put in place by the Government of the Virgin Islands on Sunday, March 22, 2020 and consistent with social distancing required to prevent the spread of coronavirus, please note that we will be making the following changes Monday, March 23, 2020: CCT BVI will allow a maximum 10 customers at … Continued
On Sunday March 22nd, 2020 Grenada reported its first case of the coronavirus disease. Officials have stated that the confirmed case is a traveller that came from the UK. The female patient is currently in isolation and contact tracing has begun. We will provide more information as the story develops.
