After students tested positive for Covid-19, the Elmore Stoutt High School closed both its campuses last week and asked students to continue online schooling for the rest of the term, …
December 9, 2021
December 3, 2021
Premier: Economy is not ‘shutting down’
A surge in active Covid-19 cases was reported by government on Tuesday, with numbers climbing to 39. Most of the positive cases are on Tortola, with two on Virgin Gorda …
December 3, 2021
Premier pushed for EZ Shipping border barges, guv says
In a move that cost taxpayers more than $2 million, Premier Andrew Fahie authorised the use of three barges owned by EZ Shipping for border security during the Covid-19 pandemic …
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November 25, 2021
Concert attendees test positive for Covid
On Nov. 13, hundreds of people crowded around a stage at the Festival Village Grounds to watch performances during a show called the Fish Fete. Many of them weren’t wearing …
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November 18, 2021
Entry rules relaxed for vaxxed travellers
On Tuesday government Gazetted new protocols for entering the territory, lifting the requirement for fully vaccinated travellers to test for Covid-19 upon arrival. They must, however, take a Covid-19 test …
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November 12, 2021
Virgin Islands had 12 Covid cases as of last Friday
As of last Friday, the territory had 12 active Covid-19 cases, with eight on Tortola, two on Virgin Gorda, and two on Jost Van Dyke, according to the government’s Covid-19 …
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November 3, 2021
Active Covid cases at six on Friday
The incidence of Covid-19 in the territory has remained low in recent weeks, with health authorities reporting on Friday that there were six active cases, four of which were detected …
October 26, 2021
Covid curfew lifts as tourism reboots
On Oct. 15, crowd-size restrictions were eased and the territory-wide curfew was completely lifted for the first time since the July spike in Covid-19 cases. “Cabinet met on Wednesday and …
October 15, 2021
New batch of vaccines arrives
An additional 2,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in the territory on Oct. 7 from the United Kingdom, ending the brief gap in availability from when the last batch …
October 15, 2021
Cruise ships return to Tortola
Stakeholders on Tortola rolled out the red carpet for cruise ship visitors this week for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, touting the territory’s readiness to receive …
October 8, 2021
Government runs out of vaccines for a week
Government ran out of Covid-19 vaccines on Friday but is expecting a new shipment that arrived yesterday and to be available to the public on Monday. The last shipment of …
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September 27, 2021
Vaccinated can soon skip BVI Gateway
Starting Oct. 1, fully vaccinated travellers entering the territory will no longer have to register online through the BVI Gateway portal, Premier Andrew Fahie announced Tuesday night on Virgin Islands …
September 18, 2021
2,000 more vaccines arrive from UK
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
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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