Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Michael Matthews has outlined the procedure for reporting deaths of individuals at home as the Territory continues a 14-day shut down to control the spread of COVID-19.

Good evening all. It is just past eight o’clock and the Territory wide curfew is now in place and will remain in place until 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, 2 April. All of you should now be in your homes.  And you should now not leave them until next Thursday.

Good afternoon. The spread of COVID-19 across the globe highlights that it is highly infectious and therefore it will remain a threat to the British Virgin Islands for the foreseeable future.  This public health risk must be mitigated.  Such a historic threat can only be managed by an unusually high level of cooperation, collaboration and solidarity.

Good morning All, It’s been a while since our last catch up, thank you for coming. It has been, as always, a busy period not least with supporting ongoing hurricane preparedness and recovery efforts. 

Members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force now have a refurbished police barracks on the sister island of Virgin Gorda, a project that was led by the Deputy Governor’s Office and implemented by the Recovery and Development Agency.

His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Augustus Jaspert acting in accordance with sections 97(1) and 97(2) of the Virgin Islands Constitution, following the recommendation of the Virgin Islands Police Service Commission and advice of the National Security Council, has extended the appointed of Mr. Michael Matthews as Police Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) effective 20 April for a period of two years.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE has signed a contract with Consultant, Mr. Russell Jones for the installation of CCTV cameras Territory-wide in the amount of one hundred and forty thousand dollars ($140,000).

Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the Media. It is a pleasure to see you again. 

I previously indicated I would make public the report that can be appropriately put in to the public domain on the independent investigation undertaken by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force into the actions taken by Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Immediate Response Team during the apprehension of Santo Yamarco Hernandez in December 2017.