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Governor extends VI curfew to August 20, 2021
WICKHAM'S CAY 1, Tortola, VI- His Excellency Governor John J. Rankin CMG has extended the existing curfew to August 20, 2021, as per the powers conferred on him by sections three and four of the Curfew Act, 2017 (No. 20 of 2017).
First cohort of VI youths departs territory for vaccination in USVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – More than 35 Virgin Islands (VI) youths departed the territory this afternoon, August 3, 2021, as the first cohort of persons to travel to the US Virgin Islands (USVI) for alternative COVID-19 vaccines under the BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble initiative.
CDC warns against travel to USVI unless fully vaccinated
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday, August 2, 2021, warned Americans against traveling to the US Virgin Islands unless fully vaccinated, activating its "very high" danger alert as Covid-19 cases surge in the USVI — a result of the Delta variant's spread in the US territory.
Prolonged online schooling could result in illiterate VI children- Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Outspoken pastor at the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, Bishop John I. Cline has warned that should physical school closures continue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virgin Islands may end up with a generation of illiterate children.
Barbados & Guyana considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccination
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- As COVID-19 continues to result in hospitalisations, deaths and adversely affected economies in the Caribbean and around the world, CARICOM nations Barbados and Guyana are considering mandatory vaccination for the virus.
21 Days of Prayer & Fasting has worked for VI– Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie(R1) has said the recent 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting in the Virgin Islands has paid off.
Pfizer, J&J COVID-19 vaccines now available to VI residents
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Persons in the [British] Virgin Islands opting to receive the Pfizer or Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines will now be able to do so through the introduction of the BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble initiative.
Delta variant prompts delayed reopening of physical schools
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Pointing to the emergence of the Delta variant of Covid-19 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the strain of the virus that research shows releases about 1,000 times more viral particles than the original variant, Governor Albert Bryan on Thursday ordered that the territory’s public schools utilize virtual learning when they reopen on August 9, 2021.
USVI Gov Bryan blazes COVID vaccine doubters & conspiracists
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), Mr Albert A. Bryan Jr has expressed his frustration with vaccine doubters and conspiracy theorists, contending that people abuse their bodies all the time and that if the government wanted to kill people it could have done so already.
Active COVID-19 cases in VI drop to 555
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Active COVID-19 cases recorded in the Virgin Islands continue to decline, with some 555 active cases as of the July 28, 2021 update by the Government of the Virgin Islands.
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