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Vaccine mandates in the OTs
Thomas C. Famous
Across the world, countries have had to put in Covid-19 mandates to stem the rate of infections.
Just get vaccinated
By Dickson C. Igwe
The Virgin Islands - like the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar- should have been approaching herd immunity and getting back to normal. Instead, conspiracy theories and anti-vaccinators have held the country back.
Suspend 'cooperation' with CoI to focus on pandemic- Skelton-Cline to VI Gov't
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Pointing to a spike in active COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands, radio talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Andrew A. Fahie Government to suspend its cooperation with the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) so that more focus can be placed on the pandemic.
Celebrity Millennium is here! Signals return of cruise tourism to VI
WICKHAM'S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The Celebrity Millennium Cruise of the Royal Caribbean family has arrived in the Virgin Islands, signalling the return of cruise tourism for the territory after more than a year of absence due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock quits after breaking COVID-19 guidelines
LONDON, UK – United Kingdom (UK) Health Secretary Matt Hancock has resigned from his post after he was found breaching social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague.
Over 20K persons have arrived in VI since border re-opening- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance with responsibility for Tourism, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said since the Virgin Islands began reopening its borders to travellers some six months ago, more than 20,000 persons have arrived through its ports.
St Kitts & Nevis on 14-day COVID-19 lockdown
BASSETERRE, St Kitts & Nevis, WI- Due to the continuous growth of new COVID-19 cases on the island, the government of St Kitts and Nevis has decided to place the country into a 14-day lockdown.
People still think COVID-19 is a hoax despite deaths – Hon Malone
BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI - With close to 12,000 persons receiving at least their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the Virgin Islands, the push is on to administer at least 5000 more; however, the challenge, according to the Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL), is that persons continue to think the pandemic is a hoax.
COVID-19 surge grips STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The surge in COVID-19 cases in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) reported last Monday, May 24, 2021, by the USVI's top infectious disease official, Dr Esther Ellis, has grown by about forty new infections in the past few days, and the surge may now be affecting the [British] Virgin Islands as inter-island travel resumes.
UK MP Dominic R. Raab praises sterling handling of COVID pandemic in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – UK MP and Secretary of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Rt Hon Dominic R. Raab has praised the Andrew A. Fahie (R1) Government for its sterling handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Virgin Islands (VI).
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