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Lent term grades will be calculated from assignments to date- Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With all private and public schools, pre-schools, daycare centres and extra-curricular programmes closing effective today March 19, 2020 until Friday, April 3, 2020, Minister for Education, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says the final public school grades for the Lent term will be calculated from all assignment graded to date.
Churches now have to limit gatherings to 30 persons max
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Effective today Thursday, March 19, 2020, churches and other religious organisations in the Virgin Islands (VI) will now have to limit their gatherings to no more than 30 persons.
‘Beaconite’ tries to bully Premier & pronounces his name wrong
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Armed with a long list of questions and demanding that they be answered, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) was forced to reprimand a reporter out of the ‘BVI Beacon’ for not only peddling incorrect information, but for pronouncing his name incorrectly on live radio and television.
'Your shake hand is not welcomed!'- Hon Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Fourth District Representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) is drawing the line over handshakes amidst the global spread of Novel Coronavirus.
All schools to close for 14 days effective Thurs, March 19, 2020
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced a string of additional Cabinet imposed measures, which included the closure of public and private schools in the Virgin Islands (VI) for 14 days, in response to the global Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
RTW freezes all price increases for 30 days
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Local retail and distribution company Roadtown Wholesale (RTW) Trading Limited, in response to the threat of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Virgin Islands (VI), has undertaken a series of actions to ensure the health and safety of employees and customers, in addition to a prize freeze guarantee to keep store goods at a stable cost.
Eyes on TRC & ISPs as high internet use expected with 'social distancing'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With the shift of some aspects of the Virgin Islands (VI) workforce to work-from-home solutions as part of social distancing in relation to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) response in the Territory, Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called on the local Telecommunications Regulatory Commission as well as local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to get into action to meet internet demands.
Opposition Leader calls for closure of schools for next 30 to 60 days
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Affirming his support to the Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) led government and the measures being implemented to protect the Territory against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Opposition Leader, Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) says the Virgin Islands' (VI) Opposition supports many of the initiatives the government is implementing, noting that the issues are of concern to all.
‘From now on greet people from a distance’- Gov Jaspert
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Virgin Islands people are known as a warm and welcoming people, Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, on the issue of the global pandemic Novel Coronavirus, is reminding that there are other ways to greet other than a handshake and a hug.
COVID-19: 'Do not go to the health facility, call!'- CEHO Lionel E. Michael
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Chief Environmental Health Officer Mr Lionel E. Michael, along with Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL), has warned that if a person suspects cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the first step is not to rush to the local health centres and risk infecting others, rather, stay in isolation and contact authorities.
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