ENGLAND, WALES SET TO LAUNCH VIRUS TRACING APP

Loop An app to help to contain the spread of the coronavirus will finally be launched in England and Wales on September 24, months later than the British government had hoped. The Department of Health and Social Care said in a statement that trials in the London district of Newham and on the Isle of … Continued

JETBLUE IDENTIFIES NEW CARIBBEAN MARKET

Loop While other airline companies are making positions redundant and mothballing planes, JetBlue is doing the opposite. The company has identified 24 new markets, which it says has the potential to generate cash for its balance sheet. The new markets in focus are 24 in Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America and “cross-country routes which … Continued

COVID-19 AND THE DEBT TOOL- EDITORIAL BY DICKSON IGWE

In a world that was already awash with debt,before the Covid 19 Pandemic, it appears debt remains the one tool for keeping the global economy alive, until the pandemic ends OK. The good news is that the Covid 19 Pandemic may well be over by December 2021.  A vaccine is expected to be approved and widely distributed in 2021. There is also the development of swift testing using a basic … Continued

MORE RECOVERIES IN THE BVI; MORE BUSINESSES PERMITTED TO OPEN AS OF TODAY!

Since the Health Minister’s last address on Thursday evening, the Territory has recorded additional recoveries. Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone has reported that the total active COVID-19 cases in the Territory have decreased to twenty eight (28). Honourable Malone explained that as of September 11th, 2020, a total of 34 additional … Continued

BVI FOOTBALL COMMUNITY REMEMBERS MATHEW DALY

The FA along with the rest of the football community across the Territory is united in passing on condolences to the Family and Friends of Matthew Daly, an avid player, vociferous fan and active supporter of the gameespecially when it involved his Old Madid F.C team orthe BVI Masters. “It is with great shock and sadness that the Old Madrid Football Club received the news of … Continued

REMEMBERING THE 9/11 ATTACKS AMIDST THE PANDEMIC

NBC Flags are flying half-staff across the tri-state area Friday in remembrance of the thousands of lives lost to the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 — in full awareness of the tens of thousands of lives first responders helped save amid the pandemic and the many more thousands they could not.  The governors of … Continued

20 CASES OF COVID-19 RECOVERED; ONE NEW CASE DETECTED

The Territory of the Virgin Islands records one additional case of COVID-19. This was confirmed by Minister of Health, Hon. Carvin Malone, just moments ago in a live press conference. This new development brings the Territory’s total number of COVID-19 cases to sixty four (64). The newest patient affected by the virus is a young … Continued

PREMIER FAHIE ATTENDS VIRTUAL REGIONAL ECLAC AND UN MEETING TO DISCUSS COOPERATION

GIS Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is attending and participating in the sixth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable and the twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) today. The virtual meeting organised by ECLAC, brings together … Continued

BEIRUT PORT ABLAZE, WEEKS AFTER MASSIVE BLAST

CNN A huge blaze broke out in Beirut’s port today, just weeks after a massive blast at the same site laid waste to the capital city, killing nearly 200 people. Residents still reeling from that devastating explosion were told by Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud to stay clear of the port area “for their safety” and to … Continued