Officials of the Royal Virgin Islands police force have officially named the victims of Fridays deaths, which are being termed as a suspected murder suicide. They are; prominent BVI business man and horse race enthusiast Mr. Rodney Simmonds of Threadfall and Mr. Andrew Skerritt of Carrot Bay. Mr. Simmonds was found and pronounced dead at … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Travel demand for the U.S. Virgin Islands remains strong, said the V.I. Dept. of Tourism Thursday, citing recent data in Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and lifestyle media outlet. The data, from travel search site Kayak, reveal St. Thomas as the No. 1 destination where flight searches are recovering the fastest, according to … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM ST. JOHN —The V.I. Police Department said Friday it would shut down temporarily the Leander Jurgen Command Center located in Cruz Bay after a number of employees at the command center tested positive for Covid-19. The Friday announcement follows days of concern among St. John residents after it was learned that there was … Continued
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stacey Plaskett couldn’t cast a vote last month when the House impeached former President Donald Trump. But she can help prosecute him. The non-voting delegate from the Virgin Islands is among the impeachment managers selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to argue the case that Trump incited a deadly insurrection at the … Continued
NEW DELHI (AP) — With coronavirus cases still climbing, Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations program, so the small Central American country struck out on its own, securing the shots through a private deal. Honduras “cannot wait on bureaucratic processes or misguided decisions” to give citizens “the peace of … Continued
Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Mrs. Connie George is encouraging professionals who are interested in the ministry’s counselling programme to submit applications for consideration. During the ministry’s “A Chat with the Community” programme, Mrs. George said, “Submit your applications if you would like to become a … Continued
The British Virgin Islands marked another historic day as it received the first shipment of 8,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to combat effects of the COVID-19 virus. 284 Media was present at the TB Lettsome Airport as the vaccines arrived. The shipment arrived on February 4 on a special charter flight from the United … Continued
Reports reaching our newsroom indicates that a prominent businessman in the BVI community was found dead in his home at Threadfall, Tortola. It appears that the victim’s body was found with gunshot wounds. Another male was found dead in the Carrot Bay, Tortola, shortly after the businessman was found dead. The Royal Virgin Islands Police … Continued
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s drive to enact a $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill gained momentum on Friday as the U.S. Senate narrowly approved a budget blueprint allowing Democrats to push the legislation through Congress in coming weeks with or without Republican support. At the end of about 15 hours of debate and … Continued
THE LONDON Economic The UK Government will work with other countries to “help facilitate” coronavirus immunity passports if they are required by destinations abroad, a minister has said. However, the Government has denied they will be introduced on a number of occasions. Pippa Crerar Tweeted: “Government finally confirms vaccine passports despite regular denials over last … Continued
