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VI will be ‘shining example’ of how to manage a pandemic – Dr the Hon Wheatley
CAPPOON'S BAY, Tortola, VI – Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honorable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), while celebrating the legacy of H.L. Stoutt, shone the spotlight on the Virgin Islands' successful fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
H.L. Stoutt’s vision enabled territory to fight COVID-19 – Premier Fahie
CAPPOON'S BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has praised the vision and tenacity of the late Chief Minister Honourable Hamilton Lavity Stoutt, who he said equipped the territory to face challenges ahead, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Restrooms @ Long Bay on Beef Island ready for public use
LONG BAY, Beef Island, VI- Beach-goers to Long Bay beach, Beef Island now have access to completed restrooms.
CARICOM’s interest in 'damaging' CoI is positive – Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called ‘positive,’ the concerns and interest expressed by CARICOM over the Commission of Inquiry and the secretive nature of how it was established by controversial Ex-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert and the United Kingdom (UK).
Police shut down all-day brunch for breaking COVID-19 rules
WEST END, Tortola, VI - Officers at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have today, February 27, 2021, shut down a crowded brunch event on the Western End of Tortola, after it was found that the event breached COVID-19 restrictions.
Truck topples off hillside @ Diamond Estate, trapping driver inside
DIAMOND ESTATE, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a major accident has occurred in the Diamond Estate area, this afternoon Saturday, February 27, 2021, and one driver may be seriously injured.
CARICOM blasts UK, Ex-Gov Jaspert over secretive CoI launch
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) has broken its silence over the secretive nature of the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) as established by the former controversial Governor, Augustus J.U. Jasper in collaboration with the British Government days before he demitted office.
‘Downright lawlessness’ regarding parking on Tortola – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Poor parking in Tortola continues to be a major issue plaguing the community, according to commentator Claude O. Skelton-Cline on the Thursday, February 25, 2021, edition of his Honestly Speaking radio show on ZBVI 780 AM.
20 ‘pandemic heroes’ to be honoured @ NLBC’s Heroes’ Sunday Service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The Virgin Islands being able to effectively manage the COVID-19 pandemic to the point where there is currently no recorded case of COVID-19 in the territory did not come by accident but by an intentional and effective plan that saw various departments and entities working systematically to keeping the territory safe.
Governor Rankin signs new Curfew Order
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands will remain under a 3-hour curfew until March 11, 2021, according to a new Curfew Order signed by Governor John J. Rankin, CMG on February 24, 2021, and published in the Official Gazette.
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