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The Ministry of Health and Social Development is advising the public to remain vigilant amid recent increases in COVID-19 positive cases in the Territory. Currently, the number of positive active Covid-19 cases stand 40. The Ministry said that several small clusters of transmission have been caused by sick persons continuing to attend school, work and […]
Manager of the Department of Waste Management, Neville Allen said that a significant amount of derelicts has been removed since the launch of the “No Derelicts Left Behind” campaign. Allen said the department is happy with the progress made to date, but the goal is to do a Territory-wide removal of derelict vehicles from public […]
Work is expected to start soon on Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) following the signing of two contracts on Thursday, December 2nd. Government through the RDA signed the contracts with Trojan Design & Development Limited for design consultancy services valued at $99,480, and Sand Wise Limited for the demolition and debris works Clearance valued at […]
Some FLOW BVI workers took silent protest action on Wednesday because of a Vaccine mandate. Some six workers who are unvaccinated were seen on the premises at the entrance to the Palestina Offices. A release issued by the company says since the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic, C&W Communications, parent company BTC, C&W Networks […]
The BVI Ports Authority, BVIPA has re-emphasized that the planned increased Port Fees will not be implemented next year. In a release today, the BVIPA quoted from the Premier and Minister of Finance, who is also the Minister responsible for ports, Andrew Fahie, when he announced in the 2022 Budget Address that the planned increase […]
Commissioner of Police Mark Collins has commended the officers and staff for their efforts during a difficult year. The Commissioner was speaking at the first in-personal general force meeting since he took office in April of this year. He said this has been a challenging year for the Force with the untimely death of Sergeant […]
A plea from Premier Andrew Fahie for the public not to get careless in following the Covid-19 protocols. Premier Fahie made that comment recently during the reopening of the Taddy bay Airport on Virgin Gorda. The Premier sounded the warning, that they would not be taking retrograde steps and resorting to lockdowns, instead he urged […]
The Anegada Lobster Fest over the weekend has been a great success…that’s according to one of its organisers and Deputy Director of the BVI Tourist Board – Rhodni Skelton. Skelton said the Covid 19 protocols were adhered to by the many visitors and the businesses and the people in Anegada must be complimented for the […]
A busy Atlantic Hurricane Season ended yesterday after the formation of 21 named storms, including seven hurricanes, of which four developed into major hurricanes. Acting Director at the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Jasen Penn said that while the Virgin Islands was fortunate not to see major impacts from storms this year, others in the […]
A Covid-19 related problem has forced the temporary closure of a local bank and caused some workers of at least one local government statutory body not to be paid their salaries Tuesday. CIBC First Caribbean Bank said in a notice on Monday that its Road Town branch “is closed until further notice.” Official reports to […]