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Unvaccinated persons feeling 'ostracised'– John I. Cline
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, Bishop John I. Cline has said unvaccinated persons in the Virgin Islands are feeling slighted and that persons should desist from making the COVID-19 related deaths about vaccination.
Antigua PM blames Lionel E. Michael for VI’s COVID outbreak!
SAINT JOHN'S, Antigua & Barbuda – Chairman of Caricom and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Mr Gaston A. Browne has blamed local Chief Environmental Health Officer, Mr Lionel E. Michael for the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak in the VI.
COVID:19 deaths: ‘These are the moments that I dreaded most!’- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As COVID-19 deaths and infections rise in the [British] Virgin Islands, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has said the current situation in the territory is one that he dreaded the most.
COVID deaths in VI’s ‘close-knit community’ impacting all- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Calling the recent spate of COVID-19 deaths ‘too many,’ Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says the impacts of the deaths are affecting not just the families of the deceased, but the VI community as a whole.
Drive-thru vaccination continues all week; 887 total jabs @ inaugural weekend
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has indicated that as a result of the success of the ‘Operation Protect Each Other’ Drive-Through vaccination initiative at Festival Grounds over the weekend, it will continue for the rest of the week.
Most patients hospitalised with COVID-19 have chronic diseases– Dr Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronald E. Georges has indicated that the majority of patients who are hospitalised with COVID-19 and those who have died while infected with coronavirus are people who have underlying medical conditions.
PHOTO of the Day: ‘Operation Protect Each Other’ launch day a success
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI – Launching to a massive turnout of vehicles this morning, July 17, 2021, ‘Operation Protect Each Other,’ the first COVID-19 vaccination drive-through initiative in the Virgin Islands (VI) has winded down today Saturday as an overall success, with many persons turning out to get vaccinated for the first time.
14th COVID-19 related death recorded in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Ministry of Health and Social Development is reporting that one additional person has died from COVID-19 related complications according to the latest update for today Saturday, July 17, 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru launches to massive turnout
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI - ‘Operation Protect Each Other,’ a COVID-19 vaccination drive-through initiative has launched this morning, July 17, 2021, to a massive turnout as persons queue up in their vehicles to get vaccinated.
We must not let COVID-19 kill us
By Alred C. Frett
I will be short, for although there is so much more to say, time is running out: Many are quick to take credit for Good but no one takes accountability for Bad - A week ago, all wanted to be praised as Gods for ‘protecting us from Covid-19’ – today, it’s everyone else’s fault that persons die.
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