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Hon Turnbull falsely claims Gov’t spending $17K per barge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has shut down Opposition claims that the Virgin Islands Government is paying some $51,000 a day for three barges to boost the Territory's border security in the COVID-19 fight.
Skelton-Cline wants immediate deportation of expats involved in human smuggling
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Outspoken commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called for the immediate deportation of expatriates involved in human smuggling and the revocation of status and deportation for Belongers if found to be involved in the illegal activity that has been linked to the spike in COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands.
Possible 1,482 undocumented COVID-19 cases in VI - Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has revealed a worrying synopsis of the COVID-19 situation in the Virgin Islands (VI), announcing that the recent spike in cases may be just the beginning.
CoP Matthews on vacation 'in the middle of a war'- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mr Michael B. Matthews has come under fire from radio host and social media commentator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline for heading off on vacation, even as the Territory has experienced a spike in COVID-19 infections.
Western Union & MoneyGram allowed to operate in new lockdown
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the Territory embarks on a new 14-day 1:00 pm to 5:00 am 'hard lockdown' following a spate of COVID-19 cases in the Territory, remittance services, insurance companies, automotive companies and garages have been added to the list of non-essential businesses allowed to operate.
Gov’t making COVID-19 update @ 11:00am
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) has shifted it latest COVID-19 announcement to this morning, September 1, 2020, at 11:00 am, instead of the previously planned August 31, 2020, update.
Majority legislators support 14-day 24/7 lockdown - Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With some 38 active COVID-19 cases out of 47 total cases, Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced that the majority of legislators in the House of Assembly (HoA) now support a total 14-day lockdown of the Territory.
Beach hours now limited to between 5:00am & noon
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With some 26 active COVID-19 cases present in the territory out of a total confirmed 35, the territory's beaches, while open, have now been limited to just a couple of access hours per day following a spike in infections believe to have been caused by human smuggling.
More businesses approved to open in partial lockdown
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Even as the territory has recorded a spate of new COVID-19 cases, Cabinet has taken bold steps to allow a broader category of business and entities to operate in the current 5:00 pm to 5:00 am, 14-day curfew that commenced from Wednesday, August 26, 2020.
Growing trend of hostility towards COVID-19 victims- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While announcing new cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the territory, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has called on those living in the Virgin Islands to stop the stigma and discrimination against persons infected with the virus.
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