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June 24, 2022

Malone crosses the aisle in House of Assembly

A week after the National Unity Government’s reform proposal was accepted by the United Kingdom — heading off a partial constitutional suspension and period of direct rule for now — …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 24, 2022

Vaccine now available for kids ages 5 to 11

As Covid-19 cases fall rapidly since the omicron spike that started in December, a shipment of 500 paediatric doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is now available for ages 5 to …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 9, 2021

Commission of Inquiry questions transparency of Health and Social Development board appointments

The process for appointing members to the two statutory boards within the Ministry of Health and Social Development lacks transparency, as ministry officials do not advertise for the positions and …

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by Joey Waldinger
August 7, 2021

New USVI-based health services chair approved

During an emergency meeting on July 29, the House of Assembly approved the appointment of a new BVI Health Services Authority Board chairman, Moleto Smith Jr., who is based in …

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by Dana Kampa
Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone said the House of Assembly’s emergency meeting on July 29 was to appoint a new BVI Health Services Authority Board chairman given pressing matters surrounding the pandemic. (Screenshot: HOA/YOUTUBE)
June 24, 2021

Legislators’ interests declared late, or not at all

Concluding hearings for the first of six major topics it plans to investigate this summer, the Commission of Inquiry called legislators from the present and past to answer for their …

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by Dana Kampa
April 27, 2021

Malone grilled on pollution scrubber

The Pockwood Pond incinerator is back burning trash after six weeks offline, but Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone came under fire in the House of Assembly last week …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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April 8, 2021

Premier isolates, tests negative after Covid-19 exposure

As elected officials self-isolated due to potential exposure to Covid-19 at a Sea Cows Bay funeral and active cases rose to their highest level in months, Health and Social Development …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 24, 2021

12,000 more vaccines arrive in territory

With the territory’s seaports poised to re-open April 15, a promised 12,000-dose shipment of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine arrived from the United Kingdom on March 17. The number of people …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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March 23, 2021

School health programme relaunched

Students will once again learn about the importance of healthy diet and regular exercise thanks to the relaunch of the Healthy Schools Programme, much of the materials and equipment for …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 11, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines halted, then restarted

Covid-19 vaccines are available once again after a weeklong saga in which the rollout was halted, then restarted, then halted again before finally lurching back into motion on Tuesday. Last …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 4, 2021

Vaccines halted until more doses arrive here

The Covid-19 vaccine programme that launched last month has temporarily halted after administering 4,500 doses, in order to guarantee that vaccinated residents will receive their second doses in a timely …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
February 26, 2021

Despite hitches, vaccines now in full swing

When the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East End opened to distribute Covid-19 vaccines on Feb. 17, Lutia Durante was third in line, daughter and grandson in tow. By Tuesday, when …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
January 20, 2021

Contact tracing finds 5 Covid cases

A contact-tracing effort launched after two visitors to Virgin Gorda tested positive for Covid-19 during exit screening led to the discovery of five additional cases, bringing the total number of …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
January 14, 2021

Irma housing aid stops taking applications

Though the government’s Housing Recovery Assistance Programme was allocated a $9 million boost in May under the umbrella of a Covid-19 pandemic stimulus package funded mostly by the Social Security …

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by Dana Kampa
January 14, 2021

Plans in motion to clear Pockwood scrap

Leaders recently commended the territory’s WE RECYCLE programme, which they said diverted an estimated 3,328 tonnes of recyclable materials from the incinerator and landfill to two established recycling centres. “This …

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by Dana Kampa
November 12, 2020

Reopening protocols tweaked

Despite considerable outcry from tourism stakeholders, government announced on Tuesday that it won’t budge on its four-day quarantine rule for anyone entering the territory when borders open to tourists on …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
October 8, 2020

Draft reopening protocols complete but not public

With less than seven weeks until the Virgin Islands’ borders are set to reopen to non-residents for the first time since late March, government has launched a series of meetings …

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by Dana Kampa
October 4, 2020

ANALYSIS: Six months into Covid-19, uncertainty remains

Six months have passed since the first two cases of Covid-19 were announced in the Virgin Islands on March 25, and government decisions to control the virus have been met …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 25, 2020

Betteto Frett denies illegal renting

Last week, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone said that health officials had discovered an “overcrowded” building on Wickhams Cay that has been illegally converted into residential use, and that …

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by Joey Waldinger
September 13, 2020

Details of re-entry process released

Work-permit holders and other non-nationals seeking to re-enter the territory are asked to apply at least two weeks ahead of their intended travel date, according to a Sept. 4 update …

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by Dana Kampa
August 26, 2020

Nursing bill would open door for diversity in field

Proposed legislation regulating the licensing, practice and discipline of nursing and midwifery is awaiting debate in the House of Assembly. The Nurses and Midwives Act 2020 came for a first reading …

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by Dana Kampa
August 14, 2020

Natalio Wheatley is deputy premier

For the fifth time since the February 2019 election, the territory has a new deputy premier. This time, however, he is here to stay. Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and …

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by Dana Kampa
July 17, 2020

Housing programme still doling out funds

As the territory advances into the height of the hurricane season, more residents are receiving help to rebuild their homes through the government’s Housing Recovery Assistance Programme, according to Deputy …

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by Dana Kampa
July 14, 2020

Bill makes space for alternative medicine

While debating a bill that would update oversight for the practice of medicine, dentistry and alternative care in the territory, members of the House of Assembly also took a broader …

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by Dana Kampa
July 2, 2020

Two tested early for Covid, results negative

The Virgin Islands remains free of known active cases of Covid-19 in spite of concerns aired in recent days about possible infection among returnees, but the pandemic is not slowing …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED

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