The public is advised of the following traffic disruptions as the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities along with the Recovery and Development Agency progress with road rehabilitation projects throughout the Territory. TRAFFIC DISTRUPTIONS Little Dix Hill: Works on the slope stabilisation at Little Dix Hill will commence on December 2, 2020. One lane access … Continued
GIS It is December 1, a date visitors, family and friends waited for months to return to the British Virgin Islands since its closure on March 22 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, travellers will return via multiple carriers through the new re-entry process and will undergo PCR testing on arrival day, complete … Continued
This year HireBVI has decided to launch a virtual platform for its C is for Christmas; C is for Charity Drive. What this means is that donors and supporters will be able to donate from anywhere once they visit HireBVI’s website during the month of December. HireBVI will also accept contributions at its office located … Continued
GIS The Government of the Virgin Islands is reminding employers to submit detailed information on persons they employed under the 1000 Jobs in 1000 Days Programme to be eligible for the 10 percent compensation of the total salaries paid. Information is required for each employee hired following the August 21, 2019 launch and includes: 1. … Continued
CNN – Coronavirus cases dropped by around 30% in England during the country’s second national lockdown, researchers say. Swab tests on more than 105,000 people showed that Covid-19 infections are declining in England, according to an interim report from the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) program. The report includes results from home coronavirus tests taken between November … Continued
President-elect Joe Biden twisted his ankle while playing with one of his dogs, and will be examined by a doctor “out of an abundance of caution,” his office said Sunday. Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopedist at Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists in Newark, Delaware for an examination Sunday afternoon, his office said. … Continued
The British Virgin Islands has strengthened cooperation with the United Nations ahead of losing future European Union support for sustainable development at the end of 2020 when the Brexittransition period expires. To advance the sustainable development of the islands, the British Virgin Islands Government has secured technical assistance from the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and … Continued
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in Puerto Rico announced Wednesday that the U.S. territory expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccines by mid-December as the island hits a record number of daily cases and hospitalizations. Health care workers, teachers and certain public sector employees are among those who will take priority, officials said. … Continued
LONDON (AP) — Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85. Prowse died Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday. Born in Bristol, southwest England, in 1935, Prowse was a three-time … Continued
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Tyson stepped through the ropes in his signature black trunks and heard the opening bell in a boxing ring for the first time in 15 years. The former heavyweight champion of the world traded lively punches with Roy Jones Jr. for eight entertaining rounds that ended with two middle-aged legends … Continued
