DEPUTY GOVERNOR TO SERVE AS ACTING GOVERNOR FROM DECEMBER 19

In a Government Information Services release, it was announced that Deputy Governor, Mr. David D. Archer, Jr. was sworn in as Acting Governor by His Lordship the Honourable Justice Gerhard Wallbank (Ag.)  today Friday, December 18. Mr. Archer will serve as Acting Governor from Saturday, December 19 until Thursday, January 7, 2021 while His Excellency … Continued

FIRST COVID-19 VACCINES ADMINISTERED IN US VIRGIN ISLANDS

An interventional nephrologist on St. Croix and an infectious disease physician on St. Thomas were among the clinical healthcare staff in the Virgin Islands to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recently authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to the Department of Health, minutes after the vaccine shipment was delivered from the Department … Continued

VI SENATOR URGES GOVERNOR BRYAN TO DECLARE A RENT MORATORIUM IN THE USVI

Senator Novelle Francis on Wednesday wrote to Governor Albert Bryan urging him to declare a rent moratorium in the Virgin Islands to ensure that residents will not be evicted from their homes upon the December 31 expiration of an eviction ban implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to a release issued … Continued

BVI WELCOMES TEAM FROM PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND

GIS The Ministry of Health and Social Development and BVI Health Services Authority this week welcome a team of experts from Public Health England (PHE) to provide technical support and advice on key health initiatives. According to the Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone, the Government of the Virgin Islands through the … Continued

BERMUDA SWEARS IN FIRST FEMALE & FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR

VI CONSORTIUM HAMILTON, Bermuda – Rena Lalgie, Bermuda’s first black and female governor, was sworn into office on Monday, December 14, 2020, during a closed ceremony at Government House. Lalgie, who arrived from Britain on Sunday, said, “It is a privilege to have begun my service as governor of Bermuda. My family and I look … Continued

USVI BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS FORCED TO CLOSE FOR HOLIDAY SEASON, GOV. BRYAN WARNS THAT NIGHTTIME CURFEW MIGHT BE ENFORCED

Governor Albert Bryan during his coronavirus response update Monday said his administration has been considering a nighttime curfew in an effort to curtail the surging cases of Covid-19 in the USVI, a statement that comes as the Dept. of Health reported 179 active cases as of Monday, 87 of which have been reported on St. … Continued

MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR RAPING UNDERAGED MINOR

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force have arrested and charged a 52-year-old male for raping a minor. He is scheduled to appear before the Magistrate’s Court in a closed court sitting. The man have been identified as a native of St. Vincent and a resident of the BVI. Due to the sensitivity of the situation, … Continued