Despite government offering a variety of initiatives to help borrowers struggling financially due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley told the House of Assembly …
June 6, 2022
January 24, 2022
VI lags region in tourism recovery
Even as the Virgin Islands tourism industry experiences a rebound following the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, numbers released last month reveal that the territory underperformed the Caribbean as a …
December 22, 2021
EDITORIAL: High hopes for a happier 2022
At the risk of sounding like a broken record for the fifth December in a row, 2021 was tough. Back in January, we had high hopes. The end of the …
June 10, 2021
EDITORIAL: Unfair stimulus sidelined the unemployed
More evidence has surfaced in recent weeks suggesting that government’s taxpayer-funded economic stimulus package was grossly unfair to thousands of residents who lost their jobs during the pandemic. The unemployment …
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March 3, 2021
COMMENTARY — Pandemic lessons explored
What was the common denominator for countries and territories that kept the pandemic to a minimum? Unlike in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom, draconian action and effective …
February 15, 2021
EDITORIAL: Vaccines are the way out of Covid
Vaccination is a very personal choice, but it has ramifications for all of society. We therefore urge all residents who feel comfortable taking the Covid-19 vaccine to get the shot …
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December 23, 2020
EDITORIAL: The lessons of a tough year
The end is in sight. As an exceedingly difficult year winds down, we hope the Virgin Islands will use this holiday season to reflect on the lessons of 2020 while …
July 16, 2020
622 people tested for Covid-19 so far
More than two months have passed since the last confirmed case of Covid-19 in the territory was announced on May 14, though testing and the return of nationals has not …
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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June 3, 2020
COMMENTARY — Covid-19 compared to hurricanes
The Virgin Islands’ economic recovery from Covid-19 will be very different from its economic bounce-back after hurricanes Irma and Maria, and the public must prepare for a challenging economic period …
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May 20, 2020
May 13, 2020
Seniors struggling in the pandemic
While Judith Charles was distributing bags of supplies in Carrot Bay during the recent lockdown, she met a senior who was planning to violate the curfew to go fishing when …
May 13, 2020
May 8, 2020
Beaches to open Sunday, but bars, hotels to stay closed
Beaches throughout the territory will reopen on Sunday, but large gatherings will continue to be prohibited, government leaders announced Friday during a live Facebook broadcast that included Premier Andrew Fahie, …
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May 6, 2020
Sailing online at home
In a video that was circulated to Royal BVI Yacht Club youth sailors and members, sailing instructor Rob Lind sat on his Long Bay balcony demonstrating how to sail in …
April 29, 2020
COMMENTARY — Cayman’s Covid-19 response considered
I exchanged messages with a distant cousin over Easter, for the first time since Christmas. He told me his family was recovering from Covid-19. He had just been gardening, but …
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April 29, 2020
COMMENTARY — ‘Seven years of famine’ predicted
The coronavirus pandemic will usher in a post-globalisation world order. It will bring greater regional integration and a whole new travel protocol that adds a robust layer of medical scrutiny, …
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April 24, 2020
EDITORIAL: Government must expand testing; fix and extend lockdown
Recent warning signs suggest that the Virgin Islands is now seeing local transmission of Covid-19, which could mean that the highly contagious disease is much more widespread here than previously …
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