Former Governor of the British Virgin Islands Augustus JU Jaspert, was recently named as one of the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021 after calling for a COI in the territory of Virgin Islands. The Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2021 are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and … Continued
The Guardian The British entrepreneur Richard Branson is set to fly to the edge of space in his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane today Sunday July 11, 2021, days ahead of a rival launch by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, as the two billionaires race to kick off an era of space tourism. Branson’s extraterrestrial venture … Continued
During a local radio programme this evening July 10th, 2021. Minister for Health and Social Development Hon. Carvin Malone announced the British Virgin Islands most recent Covid-19 active cases. At present the total number of active cases in the territory of the BVI stands at 1100. Testing and vaccination continues across the territory. More details … Continued
The public is being reminded that there is a minimum 72 hours wait period for COVID 19 results. Given the current increase in COVID testing due to contact tracing, results may be delayed. Therefore, travelers are asked to present for testing at a reasonable time to allow for the 72 hour (3 days) processing window. It should be noted that in … Continued
Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations … Continued
After dogging the fact that an incident happened resulting in the escaping of a detainee. Officials have finally come forward seeking the public’s assistance. The Chief Immigration Officer, Mr. Ian Penn explained that Mr. Sanchez Tejeda, an immigrant who was detained, escaped with help from an unknown person. This incident occurred days ago at Castle … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is alerting residents that all persons found to be in breach of the recent COVID-19 Public Health Order issued by the government will be arrested and charged. This was revealed in a media release from the RVIPF which said the force will be enforcing the reimplemented measures as they … Continued
284 Media has been reliably informed that another patient at the Dr. D. Orlando who tested positive for Covid-19 has died. Based on information, the deceased was a 72-year old patient who was being monitored in the Intensive Care Unit and later succumbed to complications. Just yesterday, our newsroom broke the news of another death … Continued
Positive COVID-19 cases in the British Virgin Islands are expected to rise by at least 1000 more cases with some 100 cases requiring hospitalisation by mid-July. This according to the Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronald Georges who made the statement during a late-night social media COVID-19 update on Thursday July 8. He was speaking … Continued
With the territory continuing to experience a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases, the BVI Government has moved to implement a new 7pm to 5am curfew order, along with restricting restaurants to only takeout orders. These announcements were made by the Minister for Health Carvin Malone, during a late night COVID-19 update to the territory on … Continued
