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January 9th, 2021
Persons using entry protocols to import exotic dancers - Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has revealed that even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, some persons are flouting the laws to import exotic dancers and others for employment in the territory.

January 9th, 2021
What a debt crash will look like

By Dickson C. Igwe

The world is over 250 Trillion Dollars in debt: public plus private. Is that vast debt sustainable? Is this debt a bubble about to burst?

January 8th, 2021
‘Far too many’ COVID-19 protocol breaches over holiday weekend - Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) says that despite the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s strict entry protocols, persons and businesses are still breaching the laws and flouting the protocols.

January 8th, 2021
VI announces DR travel ban effective Mon, Jan 11, 2021

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Dominican Republic (DR) will join the United Kingdom (UK) in a travel ban to the Virgin Islands (VI) effective, Monday, January 11, 2021, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) announced today Friday, January 8, 2021.

January 8th, 2021
Tourists tested positive for COVID-19 outside of quarantine- Health Minister

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The COVID-19 virus has been detected in persons outside of quarantine in the Virgin Islands and the Ministry of Health has embarked on aggressive contact tracing to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

January 6th, 2021
Anegada Express halts ferry service

SETTING POINT, Anegada, VI- Anegada Express, a ferry service that operated between Anegada and Tortola for at least four days a week, is discontinuing its operations until further notice.

January 5th, 2021
9 new COVID-19 cases in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Some nine new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the Territory as of January 4, 2021, according to the Territory’s Epidemiological Survey today, January 5, 2021.

January 5th, 2021
First HoA sitting for 2021 today, Jan 5 @ Save the Seed Centre

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - The Fifth Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands (VI) will continue today, Tuesday, January 5, 2021, starting at 10:00 AM at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola.

January 4th, 2021
$200K in prizes for singing competitions @ 2021 Emancipation Festival

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local artistes who may have complained that their art is not valued may be singing another tune, with the announcement by Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) that $200,000 will be made available as prize monies for the various singing competitions in the 2021 Emancipation Festival in the Virgin Islands (VI).

January 3rd, 2021
COVID-19 variants adds new ‘level of concern’ to VI’s response - Hon Malone

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – With the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) moving to restrict UK travel to the territory effective January 11, 2021, over a new COVID-19 variant, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) says the new strain of the virus is concerning for the territory.

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