Press Release Makeda and Ebony Fahie created a little bit of football history on Saturday 7th November, when the sisters both scored hat tricks in a 7-2 win for the Avengers WFC against the Panthers WFC, in the FA’s Futsal League at Cedar School. Ebony opened the scoring for the Avengers in just the 2nd … Continued
Former legislature Dr. Kedrick Pickering has said determining the cost of the BVI’s independence is long overdue, a task he believes successive governments have failed to accomplish. This was expressed during a spirited panel discussion on Constitutional reform hosted on November 8th, at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. Dr. Pickering said “coming out of … Continued
VI Consortium Anne Violet Golden, who in August was sentenced to two years in federal prison and is being held at the MDC-Guaynabo facitly in Puerto Rico, has written to the court seeking what is termed a “compassionate release”, according to court documents obtained by the Consortium. Ms. Golden, 61, has cited medical problems such as asthma and high … Continued
GIS The Government will introduce Environmental Management and Climate Resilience Act during the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly to provide for the sound and sustainable management of natural resources in the Territory. On Thursday, November 5, His Excellency the Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert in delivering the Speech from the Throne outlining the … Continued
VI Consortium The Department of Tourism on Saturday gave the inaugural flight of JetBlue Airways from the John F. Kennedy Airport to Cyril E. King Airport an exceptional welcome that included Moko Jumbie performances and some cultural dancing. First Lady Yolanda Bryan welcomed passengers with gift bags as they deboarded the aircraft. Jetblue announced the nonstop … Continued
Pfizer Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective based on initial trial results, the company said on Monday, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed over a million people and battered the world’s economy. Experts welcomed the first successful interim data from a large-scale clinical test as a … Continued
A local teacher is now hospitalized and and scheduled to be airlifted due to what she claims is negligence. Teacher Cleopatria King-Defreitas is alleging that her sickness stems from a mould infestation at the Ivan Dawson Primary School and took to social media to express her concerns. The Facebook post stated “teachers are definitely suffering … Continued
(CNN) The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows. The developers – Pfizer and BioNTech – described it as a “great day for science and humanity”. Their vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries and no safety concerns have been raised. … Continued
VI Consortium Virgin Islander and associate professor of internal medicine, public health and management and founding director of the Equity Research and Innovation Center at Yale, Marcella Nunez-Smith, has been appointed co-chair of President-Elect Joe Biden’s 12-member Covid-19 task force. Ms. Nunez-Smith also has ties to the British Virgin Islands. Her father Moleto Smith Sr. … Continued
As a part of its Vision, the Safe Haven Transitional Centre following Covid -19 protocols took to the streets on Friday, 6th November 2020, sought out vulnerable individuals within our community and provided them with donated items. The Centre was established in January 2015 under the Ministry of Health and Social Development. From its inception, … Continued
