BVI’s response to COVID-19 – a model for the Eastern Caribbean

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The measures being taken by the government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is seen as model for countries in the Eastern Caribbean.

This was highlighted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) which presented the BVI’s response to COVID-19 as a “model” for the Eastern Caribbean.

 

A media statement from the Office of the Premier said the UNDP’s Deputy Resident Representative for Barbados and the OECS, Ugo Blanco, “praised the BVI’s leadership in the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic in remarks at the UN development agency’s official virtual presentation of its joint report with ISGlobal”.

 

The media statement further said that ISGlobal representative, Carlos Chaccour, stated in the presentation that “the health and entry protocols adopted by the BVI were highly effective in safely reopening and managing its borders to restart the tourism sector”.

 

Special Envoy of the Premier, Benito Wheatley, attended the meeting and welcomed the BVI being upheld as a model for COVID-19 response in the Eastern Caribbean.

 

He reported that the territory is working to accelerate vaccination of the population.

 

“This will allow health and social restrictions and entry requirements to eventually be eased so the tourism, hospitality and entertainment sectors can fully function,” Wheatley stated.

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6 COMMENTS

  1. ANR howabout including the BVI measures in your article so we can see what they are doing compared to us.

  2. Is that where our former Chief Health Inspector went? Another great son of the soil forced take his talents elsewhere?

  3. Dictator and traitor Gaston will never close our borders. All he looking to do is continually fill his pockets with the people’s money.

    Where are the murderers of Nigel Christian?
    Where are the murderers of Nigel Christian?
    Where are the murderers of Nigel Christian?
    Where are the murderers of Nigel Christian?

    • Not only Gaston as a prime minister and minister of finance who portfolio includes customs
      The ATTORNEY GENERAL ANS MINISTER OF LEGAL AFFAIRS WHO IS JN CHARGE OF ROUAL POLICE FORCE CUTIE BENJAMIN IS DOING NOTHING TO CATCH THE MURDERER OF NIGEL CHRISTIAN.

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