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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.
‘I have no problems with the lockdown’- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Senor Legislator and Opposition Member in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) said he has no objections to any new lockdown as a measure to control the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the Territory.
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.
USVI records over 130 COVID-19 cases in past week
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI - The USVI Department of Health (D.O.H) on Friday, August 28, 2020, reported 43 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. Virgin Islands, an indication that cases remain steady in the territory.
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.
Premier slams Opposition for 'fanning flames of misinformation'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has blasted Opposition Members for what he called mischief and spreading misinformation, following an Opposition press briefing where comments were made about an alleged antagonistic relationship between the Fahie Administration and the Governor.
'I have to do Voodoo maths' to allocate district funds - Hon Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With many feeling the economic impacts of COVID-19, including families and businesses, Opposition Leader, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8), along with Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2), said the $300,000 district fund allocation is hardly enough to meet the demands of those in need.
Human Smuggling: Latinos going 'back & forth' in night- Skelton-Cline alleges
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Singling out Latinos and persons from the Spanish speaking community as allegedly involved in Human Smuggling, an illegal activity being blamed for the spike in COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands (VI), the host of 'Honestly Speaking', Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has called on the community to take responsibility for those involved in such acts.
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