The Ministry of Health and Social Development and BVI Health Services Authority will be conducting COVID-19 testing for persons who attended the funeral at Sea Cow’s Bay Methodist Church that took place on March 27, 2021. Testing will take place at the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Persons are reminded … Continued
One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday. Researchers who conducted the analysis said it was not clear how the … Continued
According to an official Government update, the BVI’s toll of Covid-19 cases has increased to 18. This was confirmed by Minister of Health and Social Development, Honorable Carvin Malone who said “as of today April 5th, of the 178 positive cases diagnosed there was 1 untimely death, 159 cases have recovered and the number of … Continued
VI Consortium The U.S. Virgin Islands is seeing on average twenty-nine new arrivals of the major airlines daily, with the split overwhelmingly favoring St. Thomas 24-5. That’s on average 2,500 people into the territory daily, most of them tourists as Americans have been traveling in large numbers during spring break, with passenger volume reaching its … Continued
Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Honourable Marlon Penn said “We have to be ready to open our seaports. We have to learn to live, work and manage COVID.” Speaking of the April 15th scheduled reopening of our seaports Honourable Marlon Penn said, “We cannot afford another false start.” He expressed that the previous two … Continued
“Why is it that we are waiting normally in excess of 36 hours to get test results. Folks in quarantine now are still waiting, still hoping, dinner reservations lost, boat trips lost, vehicle rentals lost, taxis lost. If we can’t turn around in the 24-36 hours stated – then the hospitable thing to do is … Continued
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) suffered more health and economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic than any other region, although there is potential for significant transformation in key sectors as the region begins to rebound, according to a new World Bank Report. Because of the pandemic, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Latin America … Continued
Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Honourable Marlon Penn has called the increase in port fees a travesty to the people of this Territory and to our economy. “This is simply not the right time,” Honourable Penn said of the recent decision to increase port fees as a means to operate and develop the ports … Continued
The Source Entertainment Tonight is catching on to the changing times and making history with their recent announcement that they have tapped Nischelle Turner, as the first Black woman to anchor their industry-leading Hollywood media brand. Turner is preceded by Mary Hart (1982-2011) and Nancy O’Dell (2011-2019), and is just the third woman in the … Continued
The Islanders FC moved into one point of the table topping Sugar Boys FC thanks to a fifth straight win over, this time 1-0 against One Love FC at East End / Long Look. The Domestic trophy record holders struggled to break down a disciplined One Love defense, but in the 53rd minute Deandre Rogers … Continued
