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September 10th, 2021
Gov’t needs to find ways to revive cruise tourism industry - Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) to do what they can to revive the cruise tourism industry so that the people of the territory can see benefits.

September 10th, 2021
Sa Ca Fete: Welcome to St Lucia

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The Caribbean region is overtly blessed with a wide variety of; peoples, languages, cultures, and islands.

September 8th, 2021
VI needs new vision to market local tourism in COVID-19 era- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - ZBVI 780 AM talk show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline of the Honestly Speaking show has called on the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) to present a new vision for marketing the territory’s tourism in the COVID-19 era.

August 30th, 2021
Some 28,000 tourists entered VI since Dec 1, 2020- Gateway Portal reveals

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite the coronavirus pandemic that initially paralysed tourism across the world and the challenges of travel, many tourists were still determined to make the Virgin Islands their choice of destination since the territory began accepting international visitors from December 1, 2020.

August 5th, 2021
VI must find safer ways for tourism businesses to operate– Hon Penn

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has said the Virgin Islands must find a way to make tourism businesses, especially those in the sister islands, operational in a safe matter and allow livelihoods to thrive.

June 25th, 2021
VI placed on UK Green Travel List; VI Gov’t welcomes move

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- News that the United Kingdom (UK) has placed the [British] Virgin Islands on the Green List for Travel, along with other Overseas Territories and Antigua and Barbuda from June 30, 2021, has been welcomed by Premier and Tourism Minister Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1).

June 25th, 2021
VI optimistic @ UN panel on future of tourism

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) has expressed confidence in the tourism sector’s recovery at a high-level panel on the Future of Tourism organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

May 26th, 2021
VI tourist numbers steadily increasing since re-opening of all ports– Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), in an update on current affairs in the territory, has revealed that since reopening all the ports in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), tourist numbers have been steadily increasing.

May 19th, 2021
Vaccine policy @ Leverick Bay Resort was shared with Labour Ministry- Flax-Brutus

LEVERICK BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Following news that staff members at Leverick Bay Resort and associated companies were given an ultimatum to either vaccinate for COVID-19 or be subjected to third party COVID-19 testing out of pocket every 14 days, Company Director of Operations, Sharon P. Flax-Brutus has indicated that the policy was shared with government authorities before it was circulated.

May 12th, 2021
Premier should have defended VI against cruise ship COVID policies – Julio S. Henry

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Tourism operator, business owner and former radio talk show host, Mr Julio S. Henry aka 'Sam' has blasted Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) for not defending the Territory against the COVID-19 policies implemented by cruise ships travelling to the Virgin Islands (VI) as a destination.

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