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April 24, 2020

Survey collects info on 300-plus layoffs

A recent survey of businesses in the territory provided information about more than 300 of the workers who have lost their jobs because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing …

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by Dana Kampa
April 24, 2020

Frontline workers prepare

With six Covid-19 cases now confirmed in the Virgin Islands and fears of community spread growing, health officials have been using the lockdown to gather resources for what promises to …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 24, 2020

Visitors ‘stuck’ in British Virgin Islands

Because of the territory’s pandemic lockdown measures, many visitors have been “stuck” in the territory, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley said last Thursday in the House of …

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by Dana Kampa
April 24, 2020

Testing rate lags in VI

Although the Virgin Islands has been testing residents for Covid-19 since the first case was confirmed on March 25, it has fallen behind some of its neighbours in the region, …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
April 23, 2020

Public officers redeployed to deliver aid

Plans to reopen the public service on Monday of this week were scuttled after the death of a Covid-19 patient early Saturday morning, but many public officers now have been …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 23, 2020

Food delivery systems are overwhelmed

On Monday night, Shereeza Bipat-Richards wrote on Facebook about the numerous social media posts she had seen about residents running out of food and other supplies, losing their jobs, and …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 23, 2020

United States releases Virgin Islands’ medical supplies

A shipment containing critical medical supplies for the fight against Covid-19 was released by United States Customs and Border Protection on Friday, and it arrived in the Virgin Islands on …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 22, 2020

On the road to the Olympics

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were scheduled for this summer, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed for a year. However, training continues for Virgin Islands athletes …

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by BVI Beacon
Chantel Malone
April 22, 2020

Cartoon (April 16, 2020)

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Cartoon (April 16, 2020)
April 22, 2020

COMMENTARY — ‘Horrific leadership’ abroad criticised

The unmitigated global spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is the result of gross incompetence in governance in China, the United States, and the United Kingdom. COVID-19 deaths globally …

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by Dickson Igwe
April 20, 2020

Cabinet okays ‘interim’ stimulus framework

The Cabinet has approved certain aspects of an economic stimulus programme designed to help the territory weather the coronavirus pandemic, and full details will be disclosed soon, Premier Andrew Fahie …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 19, 2020

Curfew extended 6 days, home deliveries continue

Following the death of a 52-year-old Filipino woman suspected to have Covid-19, government has extended the round-the-clock lockdown an additional six days to allow for “aggressive contact tracing,” Premier Andrew …

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by Joey Waldinger
Premier announcement 4 18 20
April 18, 2020

Woman with suspected Covid-19 dies

A 52-year-old woman who tested positive locally for Covid-19 has died in the intensive care unit of the Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital, the Health Emergency Operations Centre announced at 11:53 …

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by Freeman Rogers
hospital
April 17, 2020

Woman hospitalised after positive Covid-19 result

A woman has been isolated in the Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 locally, and seven of her “primary contacts” have been quarantined in another location, Deputy …

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by Joey Waldinger
Carvin Malone
April 17, 2020

‘After 10 days of symptoms, I tested negative for Covid-19’

Government officials announced the first two confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, March 25, just as Beacon journalists were completing our final edits for that week’s …

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by Dana Kampa
Covid-19 test
April 17, 2020

Amid pandemic, tourism stalls

Nearly two and a half years after Hurricane Irma, tourism in the Virgin Islands was back. Hotel rooms were full, cruise cabins were packed, charter yachts were booked solid. Then …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
April 17, 2020

Paradise Hotel in Road Town serving as prison

Rooms at the Paradise Hotel, located above One Stop Mall on Waterfront Drive, are currently housing two people ordered by the court to be quarantined in light of the threat …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
April 16, 2020

United States seized and released medical supplies bound for Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands is now among a growing list of jurisdictions affected by United States President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to ban the export of certain medical equipment designed to …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 14, 2020

Residents get creative, stay social online

Christian MacDonald is showing residents how to build cocktails without professional equipment, and he’s doing it 100 percent remotely. “I decided that since there’s no work to be had, I …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 14, 2020

Extra load strains VI Internet

As internet traffic migrates from offices and schools to homes during the 14-day COVID-19 lockdown, the territory’s telecommunications providers have found themselves under increased strain in the face of customer …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
April 13, 2020

EDITORIAL: Recent lockdown mistakes must serve as a lesson

The government deserves kudos for the early implementation of strict measures to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, but we were disheartened by the poorly planned curfew transition that predictably drew uncontrolled …

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by BVI Beacon
LOCKDOWN prep april 3
April 9, 2020

As stores swarmed, lockdown strategy debated

Crowds swarmed grocery stores and other businesses late last week to prepare for a 14-day lockdown in the territory, sparking heated criticism and raising questions about the government’s unusual system …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
lockdown traffic
April 9, 2020

Locked down for 14 days

Seventeen COVID-19 tests came back negative on Monday, which means the number of confirmed cases in the territory remains at three, but officials warned that the local danger from the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 3, 2020

Cuban medical personnel on the way to the territory

In an effort to source medical assistance with the coronavirus response, the Virgin Islands has reached out internationally, and 30 medical personnel are coming soon from Cuba, according to Premier …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 3, 2020

Expert: Current curfew is probably not enough

A six-day, 24-hour lockdown of the territory began Friday night after officials announced the first two confirmed cases of COVID- 19 in the territory, but even with an additional two-week …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED

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