Anguilla’s Ministry of Tourism is preparing for Phase Two of the tourism reopening, slated to start on November 1. In Phase Two, hotels and resorts, along with the villas, have been added into the approved and certified accommodations mix for visitors to the island. Furthermore, the government is introducing the bubble concept, which allows properties … Continued
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, he said Friday. The positive tests come a month before the election and after the president has spent the year largely downplaying the threat of the virus. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide … Continued
(VI CONSORTIUM) – Cruise ships will be free to set sail again early November if they so choose, following a White House order that scrapped a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to extend the no-sail order to mid-February. Instead, the CDC’s new order extends the cruising ban to Oct. 31, following a meeting … Continued
Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Marlon Penn, is calling for the Premier of the Virgin Islands to explain the contents of the Public Register Agreement with the United Kingdom Government, to the people of the Virgin Islands. On Tuesday 22nd September, in a government press release, it was reported that the Premier of the Virgin … Continued
GIS Chair of the Joint Taskforce, Commissioner of Customs, Mr. Wade Smith clarified an inaccuracy reported by BVI Platinum News article tilted, Twin-Engine Fast Boat In High Sea Pursuit With Joint Patrol Team Reportedly Released. Mr. Smith said that the vessel is detained by Her Majesty’s Customs and the matter is still under investigation. The vessel … Continued
The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has advised the National Security Council to extend the current restricted curfew for a period of seven (7) days from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily beginning October 1st. Bars, cinemas, public pools, night clubs and other entertainment services are to remain closed. The order states “for the purposes … Continued
GIS Senior Medical Officer Dr. Shaun Ramroop has said that according to statistics from the National Health Insurance, there are between 5,000 and 10,000 people being treated locally for hypertension which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Dr. Ramroop while commenting on the Territory’s observance of World Heart Day today is encouraging residents … Continued
CLEVELAND (AP) — The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and near chaos last evening as Trump repeatedly interrupted his opponent with angry — and personal — jabs that sometimes overshadowed the sharply different visions each man has for a nation facing historic crises. In the … Continued
Wednesday, September 30 – Four persons have been charged after search warrants were executed at several properties in the Anderson Hill area on Sunday morning. Hector Gonzalez, 26; Pineda Moises Gonzalez, 27; Franklin Ramirez Garcia, 26 and Jessica Faronas Farinas, 32, all Venezuelan Nationals, residing at Anderson Estate, have been jointly charged for Possession of … Continued
In a shocking turn of events regarding the BVI’s border security, the Premier of the Virgin Islands, Honorable Andrew Fahie, within his speech to the House of Assembly last night, revealed that it was the BVI Government who requested the UK’s help to patrol the borders, dismissing the Governor’s recently publicized stance on the matter. … Continued
