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February 20th, 2021
Scherrie N. Griffin In! Juliette Penn Out! as Elections Supervisor

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Public officer and election staffer Ms Scherrie N. Griffin has been appointed to the post of Supervisor of Elections in the Virgin Islands (VI) effective February 18, 2021.

February 19th, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination portal temporarily closed

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With some 763 persons vaccinated as of Thursday, February 18, 2021, and some 1500 pending in the government’s registration portal, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has revealed that the portal is now temporarily closed for updates to the registration forms.

February 19th, 2021
CoI could be a ‘pre-emptive strike’ against VI's constitutional review- Misick

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Michael E. Misick has warned that the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) currently on the way in the Virgin Islands (VI) could very well be a pre-emptive strike against the territory’s upcoming constitutional review.

February 18th, 2021
Zero recorded active COVID-19 cases in VI– Hon Malone

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) is now at zero recorded active cases of COVID-19, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) announced this afternoon, February 18, 2021.

February 18th, 2021
CoI into VI Gov’t is ‘procedurally undemocratic’- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ZBVI 780am Honestly Speaking radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the government of the Virgin Islands (VI) undemocratic and colonialist against the people of the territory.

February 17th, 2021
High winds rock VI; Overnight showers loom

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands can expect some amount of occasional showers tonight, February 17, 2021, brought about by a strengthening high-pressure system (wind) that will continue to be a dominant feature affecting conditions across the area.

February 17th, 2021
New state-of-the-art NEOC building will help 'save lives'- Gov Rankin

McNAMARA, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) will soon get a state-of-the-art building that will be able to withstand hurricane-force winds and keep comfortable and secure the people who selflessly work to keep the territory safe during and after disasters.

February 16th, 2021
It was ‘a mistake’ to cooperate with UK CoI - former TCI Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael E. Misick said it was a mistake to cooperate with the United Kingdom (UK) Commission of Inquiry announced under his administration in 2008, citing UK hidden agendas and a predetermined outcome as a factor.

February 15th, 2021
‘Dickson Igwe School of Swimming’ offering free swim classes to VI

NANNY CAY, Tortola, VI – Newspaper Columnist, Educator and School Attendance Officer for the Government of the Virgin Islands, Mr Dickson C. Igwe through his school of swimming is offering swimming classes to anyone in the Virgin Islands (VI) looking to learn how to swim in a safe and professional environment.

February 15th, 2021
VI's active COVID-19 cases drop to 2

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) continues to see a steady decline in COVID-19 cases, with just 2 active cases currently in the territory, according to the latest February 14, 2021 stats released by local health authorities.

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