20 January - House of Assembly representative for the 6th District, Alvera Maduro-Caines "crosses the floor", leaving the opposition NDP to join the ruling VIP.[1] Politicians crossing the floor is relatively common in the Territory.
March
25 March - The British Virgin Islands confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19. One was a visitor from Europe and one was a visitor from New York.[2]
The Territory suffers its first death from COVID-19.[4]
The Territory imposes a 7% tax on all money transfer services out of the Territory.[5]
19 April - The Territory-wide 24 hour lockdown is extended by seven days.[6]
May
24 May - Former first lady, Idris O'Neal OBE (wife of Ralph O'Neal) dies.[7]
26 May - Health Authorities announce that there are now zero confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Territory, but warned that the fight against the virus is "not over".[8]
June
3 June - The report of the Auditor General in relation to the Government's controversial investment in BVI Airways is published.[9]
8 June – An American commercial fisherman is arrested for illegal entry, unregistered and unlicensed fishing, and failure to arrive at a customs port.[10]
15 June - Controversy arises as a local media outlet publishes a cartoon of Governor Augustus Jaspert standing on the neck of a local media personality, in imitation of the murder of George Floyd.[11]
August
3 August - Government issues a directive barring work permit holders and work permit exempt persons from returning to the Territory indefinitely.[12]
14 August - Curfew relating to Covid-19 pandemic ends after five months.[13]
21 August
Gambling laws are liberalised in the Territory pursuant to the new Gaming and Betting Control Act 2020.[14]
Nine new cases of Covid-19 diagnosed, leading the Government to reimpose curfew restrictions.[15] The rise in infections was blamed by the Government on people re-entering the Territory illegally from the neighbouring U.S. Virgin Islands to evade mandatory quarantine restrictions.[16]
September
21 September - Government announces a proposed 1 December re-opening of the Territory for tourist visitors.[17]
22 September - Government announces its commitment to "implementing publicly accessible registers of company beneficial ownership" for the Territory.[18]
October
8 October - Government warns the public of an apparent Dengue fever outbreak in the Territory.[19]
November
6 November - A man is shot dead in the Baugher's Bay area of Tortola.[20]
10 November - A serving police officer is arrested in the largest drugs bust in the Territory's history - around 2,300 kilogrammes.[21]
†Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
#Bermuda is an isolated North Atlanticoceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
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