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April 28th, 2021
CoI should not holdup Bills unless VI is under direct rule- Angelle A. Cameron

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Former Mrs BVI Angelle A. Cameron, who hosts the social media ‘My BVI’ talk show, has called on Virgin Islanders to understand the severity of the ongoing Commission of Inquiry in the Virgin Islands (VI), and its possible impacts to set the VI back more than seventy years in terms of its ability to be self-determined.

April 27th, 2021
UK now awaiting outcome of CoI to address bills holdup- Hon Willock

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Speaker of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Julian Willock has indicated that the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) (Amendment) Act and the Disaster Management Act, 2021, both bills that have been refused assent by controversial ex-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert, is now being delayed to await the outcome of the ongoing Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry.

April 27th, 2021
People on a mission to malign ‘my name & the Gov’t name’- Premier

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has said his government don’t get enough credit for protecting the Virgin Islands (VI) during the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing persons of trying to malign the Government’s name and successes as well as to embroil legislators in slander for power.

April 26th, 2021
7 cruise calls expected in June 2021 – Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says with about 7 cruise calls expected in June 2021 when the territory re-opens, businesses and others in the Virgin Islands who are fully vaccinated (VI) will reap the most benefits.

April 24th, 2021
UK MP Dominic R. Raab praises sterling handling of COVID pandemic in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – UK MP and Secretary of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Rt Hon Dominic R. Raab has praised the Andrew A. Fahie (R1) Government for its sterling handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Virgin Islands (VI).

April 24th, 2021
Health Minister & Governor receive 2nd dose of AstraZeneca jab

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Both the Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Maline (AL), and the Governor of the Virgin Islands H.E. John J. Rankin CMG, have received their second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine on Friday, April 23, 2021.

April 24th, 2021
‘Farmers & Fishers week’ 2021 to honour local industry players - Dr Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – 'Farmers & Fishers’ Week 2021 will be centred around honouring local fishers and farmers according to the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).

April 24th, 2021
Gov’t ease quarantine restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Starting May 15, 2021, the Government of the Virgin Islands has eased the quarantine restrictions for persons entering the Virgin Islands, as long as those persons are fully vaccinated with both doses of an approved two-dose vaccine, such as AstraZeneca, Pfizer, or Moderna, and one shot of a single-dose vaccine such as Johnson & Johnson.

April 24th, 2021
Crime in the BVI

By Dickson C. Igwe

The Virgin Islands is threatened by a seemingly irreversible criminal culture. Is there hope that it will be reversed?
Rising drug, gun, and gang crime, threatens to destroy the Virgin Islands community.

April 23rd, 2021
CBRTTP expands its parking facilities

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Great News for Residents of the Territory and Guests of the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park (“CBRTPP”) with the provision of additional parking spaces.

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