Good day and God’s blessings to the people of the Virgin Islands. On Monday, July 5th 2020, we will be celebrating for the very first time Virgin Islands Day. Following the advice of the BVI Public Holidays Review Committee, Cabinet decided on 2nd December 2020 that Territory Day would be replaced by Virgin Islands Day. … Continued
On the 26 June 2021, Lions, Leo’s and guests gathered at Village Cafe and Restaurant to host the annual installation Ceremony. Ms. LoriJean Stevens was installed as the 30th President of the well-established Club, along with the executive board. The installation ceremony was conducted by Lion Carvin Malone, MJF of the Tortola Lions Club. In … Continued
Officials at the Ministry of Health and Social Development are calling for the postponement of all summer camps and programmes until further notice. This call to action is due to an increase in positive COVID-19 cases within the Territory. The Territory’s epidemiological summary as of July 2 reports that there are 155 active cases. Ten … Continued
July 3rd statistics deriving from the BVI Health Services Authority has confirmed 273 active cases of covid-19 in the British Virgin Islands. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Georges confirmed that a total of 752 tests were run on the 2nd of July 2021 which amassed an additional 118 positives. Dr. Georges said ” Of these 273 cases, … Continued
Following major speculations on the cause of the most recent covid-related death, Minister of Health, Honorable Carvin Malone has clarified that the victim died “with” covid-19 and not from it. Minister Malone in speaking with our newsroom today said “It is our duty and our undertaking as a Government to make sure that the public … Continued
Tropical Storm Elsa upgraded to a category one hurricane and became the first hurricane since 1955 to hit the country of Barbados when it impacted the island in the early morning of Friday July 2. An article from Barbados Today news agency confirmed that Elsa upgraded to a hurricane around 8am with heavy rains and … Continued
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock has said that he has new information regarding his Register of Interest applications which clears his name from previously announced breaches. Willock brought the documents to a media briefing on Wednesday June 30th after he said he made several requests through his attorney to the Commissioner of Inquiry … Continued
Premier Andrew Fahie has said that all funds awarded to individuals in the various stimulus grant programmes can be fully accounted for. The premier’s comments follow the recent developments from the ongoing Commission of Inquiry COI, where an audit which was conducted by Auditor General Sonia Webster on one of the programmes revealed a number … Continued
The Tortola Toastmasters Club of the BVI installed it’s 2021-2022 Executive Committee Members as the new year commences 1 July, 2021. At the Red-Letter-Affair Installation Dinner with Past President Dereck Alphonso as the Toastmaster of the Evening and Area Director Ernald George conducting the installation. The installation ceremony was themed with a quote from Johann … Continued
The BVI Health Services Authority is taking a two-pronged approach to the current uptick in Covid 19 cases. Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 the British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority has implemented multiple protocols to address various pandemic-related scenarios. In consideration of the current strides to return the Territory to normalcy … Continued
