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May 29th, 2020
No favouritism! Each elected member to get $300K for COVID-19 affected constituents

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced that every elected member in the House of Assembly (HoA) will receive an additional $300,000 to help persons in the Territory facing hardships brought on by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.

May 28th, 2020
$62.9M Phase 2 Economic Stimulus Plan rolled out by VIP Gov’t

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced a $62.9M Phase 2 Economic Stimulus Plan that has seen the allocation of funds to various sectors and initiatives.

May 28th, 2020
Phase 2 of Economic Response Plan to be unveiled this evening

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As promised, Phase 2 of the Virgin Islands' Economic Response Plan to COVID-19 will be unveiled today, May 28, 2020, by Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1).

May 27th, 2020
Summer Sizzle BVI postponed until further notice

NEW YORK, USA- The popular fashion extravaganza Summer Sizzle BVI, organised by local Terry T. Donovan, has been postponed “until further notice.”

May 27th, 2020
'Stimulate businesses instead'- Hon Turnbull says no cash handouts to citizens

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Calling the opportunity a 'low hanging fruit' to boost the economy, Opposition Member, Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) aka 'Mitch' says he is against a COVID-19 stimulus package plan where cash is put directly into the hands of citizens rather than businesses.

May 27th, 2020
‘Nail it now!'- Hon Fraser says Gov't should look into landlord woes

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior Opposition Member, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has called on the Andrew A. Fahie (R1) government to seriously address landlord and tenant relations over rent due, as the Territory continues to experience the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 26th, 2020
'No active cases of COVID-19' remaining in VI - Hon Carvin Malone

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL), today, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, confirmed that the Territory is now free of all confirmed cases of COVID-19.

May 26th, 2020
'Curfew impeding local businesses'- Opposition Leader

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has been busy at the wheels steering the Territory through unchartered waters in this global coronavirus pandemic, the Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has been taking the opportunity to throw his punches.

May 26th, 2020
Explore other options to facilitate return of VI people– Frank Mahoney

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Manager at BVI Sea and Land Adventure and events organiser Mr Frank Mahoney wants the Andrew A. Fahie-led regime to explore other options to facilitate the return of Virgin Islanders, Belongers, Permanent Residents and Naturalized Citizens to the Territory.

May 25th, 2020
Gov't ministers, students hold productive online discussion

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Using the Zoom meeting platform, Government Ministers and students across various educational levels in the Virgin Islands (VI) completed the second in a series of online sessions to engage youths about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its challenges on education.

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