An additional 2,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses recently arrived in the territory from the United Kingdom government. Acting Governor David Archer Jr. and Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone received …
September 18, 2021
September 18, 2021
First cruise ship to arrive Oct. 7
The Norwegian Gem is scheduled to call in Tortola on Oct. 7 carrying as many as 3,130 passengers, but the government still hasn’t unveiled the details of the protocols they …
September 10, 2021
Cruise shippers can skip arrival testing
As the territory continues to balance “lives and livelihoods,” health teams are managing 66 active Covid-19 cases and cruise ship passengers soon will be al- lowed to enter the territory …
September 10, 2021
Students head back to class
After about a year and a half of remote learning due to the pandemic, most public school students headed back to their classrooms on Monday. But health issues besides Covid-19 …
September 6, 2021
Active Covid cases doubled to 50
Cars lined up at the Festival Village Grounds in recent days with drivers and passengers ready to take their Covid-19 vaccinations. Government hosted another vaccination drive last weekend in an …
August 13, 2021
All schools allowed to bring back students
The new academic year is fast approaching, and government announced this week that all private and public schools will be permitted to have students return for in-person instruction. The recent …
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July 30, 2021
Government drafts guidelines for Covid-19 burials
The Ministry of Health and Social Development has instituted new rules for burying people who have died with Covid-19. According to the guidelines, public viewings at churches, sanctuaries or funeral …
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July 30, 2021
Active Covid cases trend downward as deaths rise to 31
After sequencing 37 samples of Covid-19 from the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean Public Health Agency did not detect the highly contagious delta variant that officials had suspected was to blame …
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July 23, 2021
Government pushes vaccination drive as territory records 23 Covid-19 deaths
The Covid-19 outbreak in the Virgin Islands shows few signs of slowing down, with at least 19 people dead over the past nine days and health workers struggling to respond …
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July 16, 2021
Death toll rises in worst VI Covid-19 outbreak
With five people dead and more than 1,200 infected, the Virgin Islands is in the midst of its worst Covid-19 outbreak by far, and the crisis is unlikely to abate …
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July 16, 2021
Dominican Republic man at large after escaping detention
Dominican Republic native Wilking Sanchez Tejeda is still at large after escaping detention at the Hotel Castle Maria on July 4, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said via WhatsApp yesterday. …
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July 12, 2021
VG graduation postponed amid Covid spike
The Bregado Flax Educational Centre’s Secondary Division postponed its graduation ceremony from July 2 to July 15 because of the Covid-19 outbreak. “Please note that in light of recent possible …
July 8, 2021
After months of calm, Covid cases explode
Last week, the known active cases of Covid-19 in the Virgin Islands exploded to record highs, climbing from 13 on June 28 to 821 today as the outbreak spread into …
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July 1, 2021
Active Covid-19 cases in the Virgin Islands jump to 13
On Monday, government reported 13 known active cases of Covid-19, up from two on June 15, and contact tracing efforts got under way even as officials prepared to welcome the …
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June 25, 2021
More seaports open to vaccinated travellers
In an effort to further boost tourism, government announced Friday that fully vaccinated international travellers can now enter through three more seaports. Since travel opened to international ferry passengers in …
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June 17, 2021
Quarantine lifted for vaccinated travellers
As the flow of visitors into the Virgin Islands continues to grow, Premier Andrew Fahie announced on Tuesday that fully vaccinated people will now be able to enter the territory …
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June 10, 2021
Cruise bubble plans unclear ahead of ships return
As Covid-19 spread across the Western Hemisphere in the spring of 2020, cruise ships that had been traversing the world’s seas were forced to anchor, leaving the Virgin Islands and …
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June 7, 2021
Stimulus recipients urged to disclose spending info soon
Residents who received cheques from the government through certain economic stimulus initiatives should quickly report how they spent the money, Premier Andrew Fahie said last week. “I want to remind …
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June 4, 2021
Vaccine drive urgent as doses set to expire
With the Virgin Islands’ supply of Covid-19 vaccines set to expire at the end of July, health officials on Tuesday announced that they are reducing the recommended interval between doses …
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May 28, 2021
Reopening proceeds as Covid cases drop
As the threat posed by Covid-19 diminishes in the United States and some other countries from which tourists typically flock to this territory, the Virgin Islands government continues to ease …
May 27, 2021
Farmer, fisher grants eclipsed unemployment aid cheques
The 5,022 unemployment grants awarded under the government’s economic stimulus package averaged about $1,100, but some residents who were employed full-time throughout the pandemic received as much as $22,500 through …
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May 26, 2021
Stimulus info trickles out, but many gaps remain
Almost a year after government announced a $62.9 million economic stimulus package, many details on the spending still have not been released in spite of a lengthy statement on May …
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May 25, 2021
Arriving visitors far outnumber residents
Since the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport reopened to tourists last December, 7,554 visitors arrived there through April 21, eclipsing the 2,805 belongers, work permit holders, and other residents who …
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May 21, 2021
First day of relaxed entry rules sees chaos
The Virgin Islands took another step toward normality on Saturday, when travel restrictions were relaxed to allow most fully vaccinated travelers to be released from quarantine as soon as they …
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May 20, 2021
‘Hybrid’ yacht show held at Nanny Cay
In a small conference room-turned-bar-and-recording-studio, crewmembers from 16 yachts sang “We are the World” as the finale to the Spring Charter Yacht Show last Thursday evening. The performance was one …
