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70 new COVID-19 cases in three days for USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALE, St Thomas, USVI - COVID-19 is yet again on the rise in the United States Virgin Islands, with the USVI Department of Health reporting 20 new cases on Friday, December 4, 2020, for a total of 70 cases in three days, according to data provided by the health department.
190 persons arrived in VI on Dec 1 & 2 – Premier Fahie
BEEF ISLAND, VI– Some 190 persons have arrived in the territoryon the first two days since the Virgin Islands (VI) re-opened its borders to international visitors, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) announced today, December 3, 2020.
Tourism re-opening a ‘new adventure’ susceptible to failure – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Calling on the people of the Virgin Islands to practice greater vigilance and to help each other as the re-opening of the Virgin Islands tourism sector gets going, ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio moderator Claude O. Skelton-Cline said, with the re-opening, some issues may arise.
Stiff fines for tourists & locals breaching COVID-19 guidelines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Tourists and locals who breach the COVID-19 guidelines as the territory reopens for the December 2020 tourism season, could find themselves paying stiff penalties for breaking those regulations.
Immigration Dept 'gathering intelligence’ on VI's illegal expats - Ian B. Penn
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Chief Immigration Officer Mr Ian B. Penn has said the Immigration Department is continuously gathering data on illegal persons in the territory.
‘We are ready for you!’ – Premier on tourism sector reopening
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Offering a warm welcome to tourists ahead of today’s December 1, 2020, reopening of the Virgin Islands tourism sector, Premier and Minister of Finance (R1), Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says the territory is now open and ready for an influx of tourist arrivals.
TB Lettsome Airport 'will not & cannot be a breeding ground for COVID-19’– Clive Smith
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- On the eve of the reopening of the territory on December 1, 2020, Acting Managing Director of the BVI Airport Authority (BVIAA) Mr Clive Smith said the authority is playing its part in keeping the Novel Coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, at bay.
Gov’t not looking to track citizens with biological chips – Hon Malone
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) said that contrary to what is believed in some parts of the territory, the Fahie administration has no intention to track citizens with biological chips.
VI records 1 new COVID-19 case on Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) has recorded 1 new COVID-19 positive case on the main island of Tortola.
Tourists can ‘swim around their boats’ during 4-day quarantine – Premier
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said during the first 4-day mandatory quarantine period after tourists arrive in the Virgin Islands (VI), they can swim but they will not be allowed to intermingle with the public.
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