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July 21st, 2021
Herbal remedies for COVID-19 not being counted out- Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgins Islands (VI) Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has not factored out the use of herbal medicines and remedies to treat COVID-19.

July 21st, 2021
Vaccination numbers among civil servants, law enforcement officers 'too low'- DG Archer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr said while the Virgin Islands has recorded just over 26,000 people taking their first and second COVID-19 jabs, the figures are still too low in the law enforcement agencies and among public officers.

July 20th, 2021
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.

July 20th, 2021
23 COVID-19 related deaths in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The COVID-19 related deaths in the Virgin Islands now total 23, with some 4 persons passing away on July 19, 2021, alone.

July 20th, 2021
Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles takes COVID-19 vaccine!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After initially deciding against taking the AstraZeneca vaccine due to alleged health reasons, Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has made known she has now taken both shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

July 20th, 2021
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.

July 19th, 2021
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.

July 19th, 2021
7:00pm to 5:00 am curfew to continue in VI– Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) has said the 7:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew currently in place in the Virgin Islands will continue for 14 more days.

July 19th, 2021
VI records 18th COVID-19 related death

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands has recorded its 18th COVID-19 related death, according to information just reaching our newsroom today, July 19, 2021.

July 19th, 2021
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.

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