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There have been six more Covid 19 related deaths in the territory within the last two days, bringing the death toll to 23. The Ministry of Health said the deceased are a 50-year-old female who died on July 18, a 71-year-old male, a 66-year-old female a 41-year-old female and a 74-year-female who died on July […]
The cruise ship Seabourn Odyssey would be calling in the territory today, however the BVI Ports Authority BVIPA has assured that guests would not be coming ashore. In a press release, the BVI said it welcomes the return of Seabourn Cruises with the Seabourn Odyssey set to call within Territorial waters with the first call […]
Local Community Activist Kishma Penn who is also an asthma patient is continuing with an initiative to provide lunches to nurses at the Dr. D Orlando Smith Hospital. Penn said that having been to the hospital on a regular basis because of her asthmatic condition, nurses have become dear to her heart. She said she […]
Commissioner of the COI – Sir Gary Hickenbottom has refuted claims made that he has already come to a conclusion on the COI and the report has already been written. Premier Andrew Fahie made inferences in the House of Assembly, Talk Show host Claude Skelton Cline on his radio programme Honestly Speaking, as well as […]
Commissioner of Police Mark Collins has said that the death of a Police Sergeant at the RVIPF hits home and has urged all officers who are not vaccinated to do so. Sergeant Algon Smikle died Saturday from Covid 19 complications. Commissioner Collins said it is difficult to put into words any emotions that adequately capture […]
Acting Chief Medical Officer – Dr Ronald Georges says most of the Covid 19 deaths in the BVI are persons who are obese and suffering from chronic diseases. As of Monday July 19th , the death toll was 19 persons. Giving a Covid 19 update to the territory, Dr Georges says when one looks at […]
The Vendors at Crafts Alive have an additional burden to deal with apart from the lack of sales because of the absence of cruise ships due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Reports say the electricity at Crafts Alive have been cut for the past 3 months. One of the persons who is experiencing great difficulty […]
Commissioner of Police Mark Collins says that of 45 officers on self- isolation since the recent outbreak, 26 have tested negative and have returned to work. Commissioner Collins said with the curfew passes now in place, the Force can now adequately ensure that persons are abiding by the Curfew Order in force since July 6th […]
As the number of persons who have died from Covid 19 in the territory continue to rise, Premier Andrew Fahie has expressed condolences to the families in this difficult time and strongly urging persons to get vaccinated Premier Fahie said no words are enough to soothe their pain at this time. He said Covid 19 […]
Governor John Rankin has given a commitment of more vaccines and PCR tests for the territory from the UK. In a statement Wednesday, Governor Rankin said it is a difficult day, as they see the continuing rise in cases of COVID-19 and now the very sad number of deaths in the Territory. Governor Rankin has […]