The Virgin Islands has experienced a noticeable increase in entrepreneurial activity during the past several months of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, and can look forward to this trend continuing in 2022. This was revealed by Premier and Minister of Finance Honorable Andrew A. Fahie, during the 2022 Budget Address in the House of Assembly on 11 November, … Continued
The Bougainvillea Clinic is celebrating another historic occasion as the team successfully performed its first open heart surgery on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021. This would also mark the first of its kind in the English speaking Eastern Caribbean with the exclusion of Barbados and St Croix. The patient, notably young in age, underwent replacement of … Continued
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has said that he has no problem bringing a no-confidence motion to the House of Assembly against the present VIP Administration but warned the procedure would all be in vain as the sitting government has the overwhelming majority to vote down such a motion. Penn’s comment came during a recent broadcasting … Continued
Trinidad and Tobago will discontinue their State of Emergency (SOE) effective midnight Wednesday November 17 after their Parliament passed the motion today, allowing the lifting of the restrictions which were in place since May 15, 2021. Trinidad’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, moved the motion to end the state of emergency during the proceedings, attributing … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Honorable Andrew A. Fahie has said that steps have been taken for the re-establishment of the Civil Aviation Department in the Virgin Islands. Premier Fahie while delivering his 2022 Budget Address said one of the benefits of this move is to allow individuals to be able to register their aircraft in the … Continued
The Sint Maarten Police Force has expressed concern over the continuing number of reports of domestic and family violence on the island. On November 13, police said they responded to an ill-treatment case and found that a young man had punched his mother a couple of times, after questioning him regarding the theft of cash from her handbag. The suspect was later … Continued
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock says he finds it to be mind boggling that none of the protesters are taking a stand against Governor John Rankin for his alleged threat to pay his attorney fees through the Consolidated Fund if the cost is not covered by the government. Speaker Willock made the … Continued
Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent Wheatley has said that the Government of the Virgin Islands will be upscaling the mangrove nursery to a mangrove bank as it seeks to benefit from and participate in the blue carbon market. Honourable Wheatley made the announcement following his return to the Territory after attending … Continued
The Auguste George International Airport on Anegada may have its own screening facility in the near future, to allow inbound COVID-19 testing for required travelers. Premier and Minister for Tourism Andrew Fahie made the statement during his recent 2022 Budget speech where he announced a number of plans for the airport on Anegada, along with … Continued
Fully vaccinated travelers with a negative PCR or Rapid Antigen Test conducted within 48-hours prior to arrival into the British Virgin Islands, will no longer be subjected to the previously mandatory rapid test at any of the territory’s ports of entry. This is according to the COVID-19 Control and Suppression (Entry of Persons) (No. 3) … Continued
