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'High impacting' Gov't services to resume next week- David D. Archer Jr

- inspection of departments continue ahead of slated reopening
The public service is slated to resume operations officially on Monday, May 4, 2020. Photo: VINO
According to Deputy Governor Mr David D. Archer Jr, just like how the private sector is required to meet certain health and safety standards to operate due to the threat of COVID-19, the public sector too must meet the mark. Photo: Facebook
According to Deputy Governor Mr David D. Archer Jr, just like how the private sector is required to meet certain health and safety standards to operate due to the threat of COVID-19, the public sector too must meet the mark. Photo: Facebook
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Government services are slated to resume operations next week, Monday, May 4, 2020.

The various departments; however, must first be inspected and given clearance.

Deputy Governor Mr David D. Archer Jr stated that just like how the private sector has to meet certain health and safety standards in this COVID-19 pandemic, the public sector too must meet the mark.

He informed, via Facebook live stream on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, that all heads of departments received a checklist depicting the requirements, such as the six feet social distancing and sanitisation rules put in place to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19.

“So they had homework in advance, so they would need to work towards that checklist, to ensure that they have all the things on that list and you have to have 80 per cent to be able to open on that day just as the private sector,” he said.

Inspections underway

In the meantime, inspections for government departments are underway, he said.

“We inspected about five yesterday, today 17 will take place, and so by Monday, we will have those organisations ready to begin. We have a list of 22, but I am hoping to have about 35 ready for Monday.”

The Deputy Governor stated that some of the government departments expected to commence operations by Monday, May 4, 2020, include the Labour, Immigration, Inland Revenue, Trade and Traffic departments.

He added: “The other departments that are more administrative will come on a little bit slower, but we are dealing with high impacting client-based departments first. So by the end of next week, we want to have all of our departments ready and open.”

33 Responses to “'High impacting' Gov't services to resume next week- David D. Archer Jr”

  • great (30/04/2020, 07:58) Like (6) Dislike (27) Reply

    Awesome all ayoo don’t do is open western union and money gram for them i****** people

    • @great (30/04/2020, 08:38) Like (20) Dislike (8) Reply
      Let them go western union and moneygram only after showing up to date rent receipt from their landlords.
    • Jamdown (30/04/2020, 13:30) Like (0) Dislike (3) Reply
      They need to open it so I can send money back ah yad. Mi haffi hide from my landlord cause he's so stupid, my pay him half the rent for over a year. He old and foolish, he wasn't smart enough to give mi a eviction letter, now the virus come and guess what? He will not even get half the rent LOL him nah gets nuttin. Foolish him foolish
      • hello? (30/04/2020, 15:28) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        @ Jamdown: Imagine this! Imagine this!! And then we wonder why BVI people speak poorly about the so called "island man"? Pleaaseeeee! However, in all this I will still encourage BVI people to be good to all men. But you, Mr. Jamdown, God will deal with you. Imagine in your first statement you mentioned that they should open Western Union so you can send money "back ah had" and in the same breath say that you only pay your Land lord 1/2 Rent for over a year and calling the man "Foolish". Imagine this ....Imagine this!!! May God help us. Stop giving the BVI people reasons to speak poorly about "island people"
  • To great (30/04/2020, 07:59) Like (6) Dislike (3) Reply
    Lol you so right them don’t have money so what they want send back home I understand if they want to receive. They need get with the program and conduct online services
    • @great (30/04/2020, 09:03) Like (11) Dislike (4) Reply
      I agree, don’t open Western Union or Money Gram until the 7% becomes active. Use the stash you were sending home to build house and pay the landlords that you owe.
  • civil servant (30/04/2020, 08:00) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    Thank you time to get back to norm
  • please (30/04/2020, 08:02) Like (8) Dislike (4) Reply
    The next move should be sending home some them down islanders who on 2 and 3 or even 5 years working permits who out of jobs they wasting space and will waste the govt money when stimulas packages start giving out if they do. Lot of locals lost jobs as well and OUR local govt should support them first. Open the borders send them out!!!!
  • trrefdrfds (30/04/2020, 08:04) Like (2) Dislike (5) Reply
    Myron is the reason bvi landers don’t like island people what is it?
    • @Truth (30/04/2020, 08:43) Like (4) Dislike (2) Reply
      They don’t like him because of who he married. She is not local. She will never be accepted as one of us. She will never hold the title of First Lady over a local.
      • @@Truth (30/04/2020, 14:16) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
        Not true, it does not matter she is a hardworking person and is not a trouble to anyone. Some people's perception of him has nothing to do with her or where is parents were born.
      • @Truth (30/04/2020, 15:03) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
        NEVER say NEVER. COVID-19 is boss. " Be careful of the words you speak. Keep them soft and sweet. For you never know, from day to day, which ones you'll have to eat". From one BVIslander to others.
        • lol (01/05/2020, 05:13) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
          So true,say it louder because our ppl can't see time we are living,
          in,,all these nonsense ain't call for
          I don't have a problem with no one, because at the end of the day everyone has a right to their own opinions, but is how they used it, u know what I'm saying,truth
  • WOWW (30/04/2020, 08:05) Like (18) Dislike (0) Reply
    Happy to see us reopening slowly
  • vi (30/04/2020, 08:08) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    @ hate it here if you hate it so much why you here around us you can leave as the boarders reopen and LIAT reaches to send you back. And is you so and the other islanders who waiting and depending on our TORTOLA government to feed you
  • facts (30/04/2020, 08:09) Like (3) Dislike (7) Reply
    David archer is irreverent
  • LMAOO (30/04/2020, 08:19) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    These comments is to early lol
  • Attention Landlords (30/04/2020, 08:56) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply

    Mighty funny how they stash their money to send home and they crying about they can’t pay rent. I guarantee you. if Money Gram or Western Union open today, the lines would be wrapped around the corner with the same people who is lying about they can’t pay rent sending the money to their Country. Those people are slicker than slick. It is time you start paying back the money that you have been fleecing the BVI out of for the past few years. 7%. It is.

    • Landlord.....Stop it.. (30/04/2020, 12:34) Like (18) Dislike (3) Reply

      Most the tenants that are delinquent or late, or full of excuse not to pay their Rent are BVIlanders....Kee off the I**** People..They dont owe... They are my preference when come to renting...my money sure at the 1st of the Month..My people dont pay always have a story, drma and excuses..

  • Jacperlance (30/04/2020, 09:53) Like (8) Dislike (2) Reply
    My, my, my. People wake up, wake up and stop the hate, these things are warning to us to come together and live together, why so much hate against each other. I have no problem if island people want to send money where they come from, it’s there money and they work hard for it, once they take care of their responsibilities here then they can do whatever they want with the rest of their money. Let’s remember that the BVI is not in isolation we are all part of what is taking place and in a flash we can be brought down. My people please stop this nonsense about island people this and island people that, we cannot do all of it in our own, we also need their services so let us spread love and not hate. There’s a God above that looks down and he knows or heart and he sees everything. Our ignorance is destroying us. STOP IT PLEASE.
    • Feel N Good (30/04/2020, 12:24) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Time for some production, Some Valu for money...Time for all people to get out and earned...
    • We in trouble (30/04/2020, 12:29) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      Our hatred are holding us back.... In the Caribbean Governments actually command Western Union and Money Gram to Open, Especially for those customers who are to receive money...For u all info.. The people who dont py their rent are BVi landers....
    • Hmmmm (30/04/2020, 12:43) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Those who are saying all manner of hateful things about Island People and want them deported.. It would be their Mother, Father, Grand Mother and Grand Father they will deporting...Did u all ever think of that.. U all are second and third class BVislnders.. I bet if Holiday was immigration officer in the 80s most u all would born some where else because.. Once them island women get pregnant they had to go...
  • @jacperlane (30/04/2020, 10:44) Like (5) Dislike (3) Reply
    They work for the money and they can send it wherever they please. But they should be made to pay a fee to send money out of the Country. There are other ways for them to send money home or receive money, open up a Pay Pal or cash App account.
  • GG (30/04/2020, 11:11) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Just imagine we are not out of the woods with COVID-19 and people are being so negative towards each other, now i can see why God allowed us to be going through this.

    I pray we remember God sits high and looking down low. Gods blessing on our souls.



    • wow (01/05/2020, 05:22) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Wow thank you, that's the same thing I here saying ,lord ah mussi, why so much hate?? Sometimes I sit and wonder if bvilanders abroad received the same treatment there ,like how they behaving with expats here, lord have your mercy on these epxts,aren't we not one people anymore
      My heart does ache for expat,because is not all of them bad,lord
  • Our Tourism.Plan (30/04/2020, 12:23) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
    We are so behind with Our Tourism and Hurricane plans...Lots of our neighbors already rolling their plans..... We have to be forward thinking...We are so focus on Locking down and victimizing Our csribbezn people, We are not seeing the big picture....Let your people kno the BVI dont make money..
  • Citizen (30/04/2020, 13:58) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    Awesome thank you very much DG..... really looking forward to it.
  • One BVIslander Abroad (30/04/2020, 15:13) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    "BE CAREFUL OF THE WORDS YOU SPEAK. KEEP THEM SOFT AND SWEET. FOR YOU NEVER KNOW, FROM DAY TO DAY, WHICH ONES YOU'LL HAVE YO EAT". In a time like this, show love. Please stop the hate. This world does not belong to us and, SURELY, the BVI does not belong to you. Just passing through for a very brief stay. Display loving kindness and forgiveness so that your country may not perish. PEACE AND LOVE.
  • Set it off (30/04/2020, 15:48) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    The food boxes was the straw that broke the camels back. The people from down Island took advantage gouging up to 4 or more boxes then have the gall to brag about how it was easy. So many people was denied a box because of the bad behavior. That is why they are getting roasted on line.
  • tola (30/04/2020, 17:33) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    You all talking about the island people and some you all locals don't pay the people on time to pay them Bill's. You all want be living big life and dont pay people.



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