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Church sermons, faith-based activities now limited to 20 persons
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following an August 21, 2020, spike in COVID-19 cases by 9 as a result of community spread, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced new restrictions on the gathering of people.
USVI records 30 New COVID-19 cases on Friday; 52 in two days
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI - The USVI Department of Health on Friday, August 14, 2020, reported 30 new cases of the novel coronavirus, leading to a total of 52 new cases in two days, as the contagion continues its spread in the territory with St. Croix registering 7 of the new cases, St. Thomas, 22 and St. John, 1.
'Gov't never limited the church' to 1hr meetings - Hon Fahie
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has shut down claims made by some local pasters that the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration, at some time, limited church gatherings to one hour.
COVID-19: Hire BVI survey says just 4% of businesses increased salaries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Local employment website HIRE BVI has published the findings of a recent study predicting dire economic projections for the Virgin Islands as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with debt collection a shared challenge for local companies and just 4% increasing salaries.
Weddings, funerals & churches limited to 20 persons maximum
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- During the 7 hours of lifted curfew on a daily basis for the next 14 days, residents of the Virgin Islands have been asked to continue practising personal hygiene and social distancing as they conduct business in the public.
Dominican Republic records highest COVID-19 cases in Caribbean
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - As confirmed cases of the dreaded Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to soar in Europe, the Americas and other parts of the world, the [British] Virgin Islands is one of the few countries yet to confirm its first case.
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.
Men 'can't focus if your dress is too tight' in church- Apostle Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In more controversial revelations as part of the 'Real Talk' television show with host Karia J. Christopher, local clergyman Apostle Curnal P. Fahie of the Transformational Church International (TCI), says he subjects women in his congregation to dress code checks with the aim of preventing them from distracting the men.
Murder they did. A history of troubled youths in Society
By Sandra Phillip Hodge
Crime is not new under the sun and murder, one of the worst crimes a human can commit against another human being, happens everywhere. The VI is no exception.
‘A lot of wickedness takes place in the BVI’- Natalio D. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Church has become an activity that you just do on a Sunday or a Saturday. It’s almost like you going through the motion. It’s almost just like a weekly ritual. It has not really transformed a lot of ways in which we live in the BVI,” stated President of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) and Lecturer at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Dr Natalio D. Wheatley aka ‘Sowande Uhuru’.