Finance and Business
Lines build @ local supermarkets ahead of 24-hour curfew
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the announcement by Government on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 that the Virgin Islands will be on 24-hour curfew from 8:00pm on Friday, March 27, 2020 to 6:00am April 2, 2020, persons have started to flock at supermarkets to stock up for the lock-down.
RTW rewards employees with one-time bonus
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- As supermarkets across the Territory continue to be flooded with shoppers in response to the threat of the Novel Coronavirus, store workers have been kept busy stocking, restocking and sanitising around the clock in order to make the shopping experience a smooth and safe one.
'Emergency' sitting of HOA on Friday to tighten quarantine & curfew rules
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An emergency sitting of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020 to give more teeth to the existing quarantine and curfew rules in the Virgin Islands.
Dominican Republic records highest COVID-19 cases in Caribbean
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - As confirmed cases of the dreaded Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to soar in Europe, the Americas and other parts of the world, the [British] Virgin Islands is one of the few countries yet to confirm its first case.
Senator Alicia V. Barnes calls for suspension of electricity disconnections in USVI
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Senator Alicia V. Barnes has implored the Governing Board of the Water and Power Authority (WAPA) to immediately suspend its policy of disconnections to all customers in the US Virgin Islands (USVI).
Public urged to report businesses in breach of operating hours
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The public has been urged to report any businesses not complying with the order by Cabinet to close by 8:00pm and open by 6:00am, as the Territory responds to the possible introduction and spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
RTW & Bobby's set up handwashing stations for customers
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- As the importance of handwashing is emphasised globally as one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of Novel Coronovirus, at least two major supermarkets in the Virgin Islands have taken the initiative to set up handwashing stations for their customers.
Updated BVIPA Operating Hours
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) takes this opportunity to update the BVI community as to its new operating hours.
CARICOM & COVID-19
Thomas C. Famous
Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Walter H. Roban JP MP and I, representing the Government of Bermuda, travelled to Bridgetown, Barbados to attend the 31st Inter-Sessional meeting of Heads of Government of CARICOM, held February 17-19, 2020.
Preparing ourselves before COVID-19 reaches the VI
Alred C. Frett
As the World spins on its head:
What we don’t know is hurting us more than what we know… Churches and schools closed from teaching and preaching, persons anxious to work for an honest living are denied access to job sites, death tolls are rising but mourners are prohibited from attending funerals, world leaders are falling within the target zone and the young are basking in carelessness… World powers are weakened.
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