Author: BY DEAN GREENAWAY Special to The Daily News
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Green sea turtle dies after shell sliced by speed boat’s propeller
TORTOLA — A female Green sea turtle died as a result of injuries sustained when a speed boat cut a 17-inch gash in its ... -
Miss BVI pageant scheduled for next month
TORTOLA — A recent uptick in COVID cases in the British Virgin Islands may have stopped the annual August Monday festival, but it won’t ... -
As active cases fall, BVI COVID death toll climbs to 37
TORTOLA — Health Minister Carvin Malone said that as the active COVID cases continue to fall, the death toll in the British Virgin Islands ... -
BVI death toll at 17 as CDC warns travelers of ‘very high’ virus risk
TORTOLA — The British Virgin Islands recorded another grim statistic when a third sibling from a Fort Hill family died of COVID-19 within a ... -
Almost 900 jabbed in BVI's drive through vaccine initiative
TORTOLA — After much consideration, lifelong asthmatic Einstein Lawrence was among almost 900 individuals vaccinated this weekend at the Festival Village Grounds on Tortola. ... -
BVI records 3 COVID deaths in 24 hours
TORTOLA — A 48-year-old man from Virgin Gorda and a 75-year-old woman on Tortola became the fifth and sixth COVID-related deaths respectively, in the ... -
BVI expands curfew, tightens restrictions after third COVID-death recorded
TORTOLA — Health officials in the British Virgin Islands confirmed Friday the COVID-related death of a third individual, and in response expanded its 11 ... -
BVI records second COVID-related death
TORTOLA — A second person in the British Virgin Islands has died from COVID-19 as health officials are grappling to contain a spike of ... -
Outbreak forces BVI to scale down festival
TORTOLA — Days after officials announced the return of a full schedule of events for the British Virgin Islands’ 67th annual festival, a decision ... -
15 graduate from BVI's technical studies program
TORTOLA — Two women received top honors as members of the Class of 2021 at Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS). The two ...