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Resort group tells staff to vaccinate or face twice monthly COVID tests
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI - Staff at the Leverick Bay Resort and Marina, the Leverick Restaurant, Virgin Gorda Villas, and The Chief's Pantry were given an ultimatum to either vaccinate for COVID-19 or be subjected to third party COVID-19 testing out of pocket every 14 days, or be laid off for an initial period of 90-days should they not accept the policy.
COVID-19 virus found in local with no recent travel history
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With 25 active COVID-19 cases recorded in the Virgin Islands as of Friday, May 7, 2021, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone has announced that one of the current infections may have come as a result of community spread.
Vaccinated travellers from Brazil & India will require 14-day quarantine- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) has implemented full quarantine for persons travelling from Brazil and India, regardless of whether those persons are fully vaccinated or not.
VG resort workers laid-off for refusing to take COVID-19 jab
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – At least two employees at the Oil Nut Bay resort on Virgin Gorda, Virgin Islands (VI) have reportedly been sent on a 90-day lay-off period, for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 by an April 30, 2021, deadline, set by the company.
Bust of Omar W. Hodge vandalised
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The newly erected bust in honour of the late former legislator and Sixth District Representative Omar Wallace Hodge at Baughers Bay has been vandalised.
RVIPF offering free testing for tints without penalty @ Expo
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With the spotlight shone on the issue of tint on vehicles recently, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is offering tests for tints free of cost tomorrow, May 7, 2021.
NAGICO & Rotary Club of Central Tortola donate wheelchairs to BVIPA
WICKHAM'S CAY 1, Tortola, VI – NAGICO Insurances has joined forces with Rotary Club of Central Tortola to donate much-needed wheelchairs to the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA).
Proposed legislation provides police protection for Whistleblower, family
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Whistleblowers can request and be approved for protection by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in the event they and their immediate family feel endangered or are likely to be endangered as a result of the information they gave or are planning to offer.
Re-elevating Softball, the de facto VI sport, back to national prominence
Edgar Leonard
[British] Virgin Islands softball soared and reached the pinnacle of international competition, excellence, and prominence; however, its status and standing declined precipitously in the past decades. As such, the softball governing body needs to take urgent action to re-elevate it to local, regional, and international competitiveness and prominence. The exuberance of its glory days needs to be recaptured.
Two males charged in connection with Catherine Pickering murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have charged two additional persons in connection to the robbery killing of Catherine Pickering on April 18, 2021.
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