BVI RECEIVES 2000 ADDITIONAL ASTRAZENECA VACCINES – TAKES THE TOTAL RECEIVED FROM UK TO OVER 37,000

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

FULLY VACCINATED TRAVELERS FORCED TO DO BOTH PCR AND RAPID ANTIGEN TEST UPON ARRIVAL INTO BVI, MINISTRY OF HEALTH SAY THEY DID NOT AUTHORIZE THIS!

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

CRUISE SHIP COMPANIES DEMAND BVI GOVERNMENT REMOVE TESTING UPON ARRIVAL, THREATENS TO GO ELSEWHERE!

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

GUYANESE NATIONAL APPOINTED HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

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

GOVERNMENT URGED TO BORROW $100M FROM SSB TO BURY ELECTRICITY CABLES UNDERGROUND – MARK VANTERPOOL

Former minister responsible for electricity is calling on the government to borrow approximately $100 million from the Social Security Board, to allow the BVI Electricity Corporation to bury their power line cables underground. Senior Opposition legislator Mark Vanterpool made the plea during a recent Sitting of the House of Assembly, while discussing the topic of … Continued

MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP

The FA is currently utilising the FIFA International window as an opportunity to gather its Men’s National squad at a training camp at Millfield School in the UK. The camp is serving as part one of a two-pronged approach to further develop players considering the recent World Cup Qualifiers and ahead of the CONCACAF National … Continued

TWO-YEAR TAX EXEMPTION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS- RESIDENTS URGED TO CAPITALISE ON INITIATIVE

The government has implemented a two-year tax exemption on a number of renewable energy products as they continue to push their BVI Going Green Initiative which aims to save the territory millions of dollars in the coming years. Premier Andrew Fahie made the announcement during a recent press conference, where he listed a number of … Continued