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December 8th, 2020
VI’s seaports to reopen for international travellers on January 21, 2021

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While describing the decision to defer the reopening of the Territory’s seaports to January 21, 2021, as hard, Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said the decision was necessary in the face of the gaps that are being experienced at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (TBLIA) on Beef Island.

December 1st, 2020
TB Lettsome Airport 'will not & cannot be a breeding ground for COVID-19’– Clive Smith

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- On the eve of the reopening of the territory on December 1, 2020, Acting Managing Director of the BVI Airport Authority (BVIAA) Mr Clive Smith said the authority is playing its part in keeping the Novel Coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, at bay.

July 13th, 2020
No legalisation needed for wearing of masks – Bishop John I. Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Government’s plans to bring legislation making it mandatory for persons to wear masks in a public space, among other measures, are being questioned by controversial ‘man of the cloth’, Bishop John I. Cline.

June 18th, 2020
New curfew begins from midnight!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands continues its phased reopening following total shutdown due to the presence of the coronavirus in the Territory, Cabinet has decided to further push back the curfew as well as relax other measures.

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.

April 2nd, 2020
No funerals just burials allowed today through Saturday

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The COVID-19 pandemic is even ‘affecting the dead’, as no funerals to allow for any mass gatherings will be allowed during this curfew period and burials will only be allowed from today, April 2, 2020, until Saturday, April 4, 2020.

March 12th, 2020
WHO expresses concern about level of inaction towards pandemic COVID-19

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the number of cases and deaths continue to pinnacle from COVID-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the disease a pandemic, while accusing many countries of inaction.

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