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May 6th, 2020
Barber & Beauty shops remain restricted businesses

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local beauty and barber shops remain closed according to law, even as Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) had promised to open those categories of businesses as part of the soft COVID-19 internal reboot of the Virgin Islands (VI) economy that kicked off on April 27, 2020.

May 6th, 2020
COVID-19 measures 'achieving intended results' - Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) said health measures, including case finding, contact tracing, monitoring and quarantine efforts to reduce exposure and mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in the Territory, are achieving the desired results.

May 5th, 2020
COVID-19… Too close for comfort

Alred C. Frett

Are we wiser than we look?

Most of us share a common wish; that the actions of all Governments are based on whatever is in the best Intentions for their People… Unfortunately, we sometimes lose sight of this when faced with Trumpism designed to make us doubt our own eyes and ears… However, the Coronavirus is a real and present danger, requiring true leadership in the way it is approach and the decisions are made.

May 5th, 2020
7:00pm to 6:00am curfew from Sunday, May 10, 2020- Premier Fahie

NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced that the territory-wide curfew will be lifted for seven more hours, starting Sunday, May 10, 2020, for a two-week timeframe.

May 5th, 2020
VI records 7th case of COVID-19

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) this afternoon May 5, 2020, confirmed one new case of the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Territory, bringing the total local confirmed cases to seven, inclusive of one death.

May 2nd, 2020
'A butt full of cancer vs a finger up your bottom'- men urged to get prostate checked

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Addressing the need for local men to get an annual prostate examination, ZBVI 780am 'Honestly Speaking' radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has urged men to get rid of the fears associated with the cancer-detecting procedure.

May 1st, 2020
Wearing of masks to become law ‘very soon’- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The wearing of a mask in this COVID-19 era will be more than a ‘new regular’ in the Virgin Islands- it will be required by law.

April 30th, 2020
CARPHA urges Member States to continue with vaccine coverage while fighting COVID-2019 pandemic

CARPHA Press Release

Although there is no vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), vaccinations against seasonal influenza and measles are available to prevent respiratory illness and vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 29th, 2020
Testing for Coronavirus will be ramped up ‘significantly’- Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As health officials in the Virgin Islands seek to land a ‘coup de grace’ on COVID-19, testing for the virus will be increased significantly, according to Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone (AL).

April 27th, 2020
‘Your turn will come’- Premier to businesses not allowed to reopen yet

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) in an evening address to the nation on Sunday, April 26, 2020, has issued a warning to owners of businesses who are not yet allowed to open, to abide by the law.

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