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July 28th, 2021
‘I’m not going to let persons dirty my name’ & get away with it - Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called out critics of his Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration for using ‘buzzwords’ to malign his government even as they continue work for the people.

July 27th, 2021
31 COVID-19 related deaths in VI; active cases drop to 584

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While the Virgin Islands (VI) has seen a sharp reduction in active COVID-19 cases with the latest figure as of today, July 27, 2021, being 584 active confirmed cases from a height of 1,604; the territory’s Coronavirus death toll has climbed to 31.

July 26th, 2021
Local Environmentalist Bertrand B. Lettsome aka 'Washasha X' has passed

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands community continues in mourning, this time on the passing of the Virgin Islands first Chief Conservation and Fisheries Officer, Mr Bertrand Bennette Lettsome aka 'Washasha X'.

July 24th, 2021
‘Do not play doctor’ over COVID vaccine decisions – Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has warned persons in the territory to not ‘play doctor’ when it comes to decisions surrounding COVID-19 vaccination.

July 24th, 2021
25 COVID-19 deaths now in VI; active cases drop to 1,109

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) has seen a drop in total active coronavirus cases with some 667 recoveries to bring the territory's total active cases to 1,109, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced.

July 24th, 2021
Make the Commission permanent

By Dickson C. Igwe

The Commission of Inqury in the Virgin Islands is revealing that oversight and investigation are the sole guarantees of honest and equitable governance. The Commission is an excellent model for an agency that ensures good government.

July 23rd, 2021
Political advisors for ministers approved by Cabinet!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In an online meeting chaired by His Excellency, the Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, on July 8, 2021, Cabinet considered and granted approval for ministers and junior ministers to be assigned Ministerial Political Advisors.

July 23rd, 2021
Not breaking news!

Shaina M. Smith-Archer

It is not breaking news that the Virgin Islands is surrounded by water so there are only two ways to enter the country – by air or sea. From childhood I have grown up around and, on the sea, and I probably learned to sail a boat before I learned to drive a car.

July 23rd, 2021
60% chance of rain today due to approaching tropical wave- DDM

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today, July 23, 2021, may be a good day for dry cisterns as, according to the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), there is the likelihood of showers.

July 22nd, 2021
Letter to the Editor- 'A family tie is like a tree...'

By Moleto A. Smith Jr- President, League of British Virgin Islanders

Dear Editor:

There is an African proverb that goes like this, “A family tie is like a tree; it might bend but it cannot break”.

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