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March 20th, 2020
Fake News! WhatsApp message circulating that VI confirms case of COVID-19

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A WhatsApp message stating that local radio station ZBVI 780 AM has announced that the Virgin Islands has recorded its first confirmed case of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been deemed as ‘fake news’.

March 19th, 2020
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.

March 18th, 2020
‘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.

March 18th, 2020
All persons on UK-Antigua flight in VI found; No signs of COVID-19 infection- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All of the persons who flew into Antigua from the United Kingdom on British Airways flight (BA 2157) on March 10, 2020 and transitioned into the [British] Virgin Islands have been located and are Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) free according to tests, Premier and Minister of Finance (R1), Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced.

March 17th, 2020
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.

March 17th, 2020
Premier to give live coronavirus update @ 7:00pm

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government continues to treat the matters of Novel Coronavirus as a national priority despite no confirmed cases in the Virgin Islands (VI), Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) will be providing a live update at 7:00pm today, Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

March 15th, 2020
2020 BVI Spring Regatta postponed

NANNY CAY, VI- The organisors of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival has apologised for the postponement of the 2020 event originally slated for March 30 to April 5, 2020.

March 15th, 2020
‘zero tolerance’ on price gouging- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although there have not been widespread reports of price-gouging in the Virgin Islands due to Coronavirus fears, there have been reports of panic buying. Supermarkets across the Territory have been busy with shoppers, who have cleaned shelves of items such as disinfectant sprays and wipes, toilet papers, paper towels, oranges and vitamin tablets.

March 13th, 2020
VI blocks cruise ship calls for 30 days starting March 14, 2020

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced that the Virgin Islands will be implementing an immediate block where no cruise ships would be allowed to call on the Territory within a 30-day period starting Saturday, March 14, 2020.

March 10th, 2020
‘I respect each & every religion’- Premier Fahie @ Holi celebrations

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A hardly recognisable Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) joined Hindus in the Virgin Islands in celebration of Holi or Festival of Colours (also known as Phagwah in some Caribbean countries) at Festival Grounds on Monday, March 10, 2020.

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