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Border barges cost $360k per month
Though the Virgin Islands reopened to tourists at the start of December, the seaports remain closed to international travel, and government is continuing with measures to fortify border patrols. To …
Two barges have been helping to monitor the territory’s marine borders and ensure that boats donât violate the marine exclusion zone (above) announced last June. (Graphic: GIS)
Though the Virgin Islands reopened to tourists at the start of December, the seaports remain closed to international travel, and government is continuing with measures to fortify border patrols.
To that end, a private shipping company helping facilitate this security detail recently got a new government contract, according to a summary of a Feb. 17 Cabinet meeting that the Cabinet Office released Feb 25.
Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone spoke about the temporary halting of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout on the Virgin Islands Party’s “Let’s Talk” show on Tuesday, March 2. (Photo: FACEBOOK)
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 manner, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone announced on Tuesday, March 2 during the Virgin Islands Partyâs âLetâs Talkâ radio show.
The second shipment of 8,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine was delayed from its original delivery date of March 3, and even though it’s now due in the territory on March 17, Mr. Malone explained, the ministry decided to err on the side of caution in order to avoid wasting doses and risking elderly patients missing the second dose, which has been shown to have an effectiveness rate of up to 82 percent
The Ministry of Health and Social Development announced that 2,050 vaccines had been administered as of Feb. 24.Health care workers have been vaccinating 500 patients a day this week, Dr. Georges said in an online discussion hosted by the BVI Tourist Board.
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