Such a statement smacks of calumny. They are not jettisoning Holy Scripture. They are telling people to access the Scripture from the local Episcopal Conference. This was probably done because providing copies in all local languages was not practical.
What is more of concern to me is the statement about translations which to me could me you could have different translations (leading to various interpretations) from different conferences. There should be a central reference point for Scripture study even if it is not on the Vatican’s website.
The Catechism is still there with all its references to Scripture.
A few different places in the way back machine show a cumulative total of at least eight languages. Between English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, French, German, Italian and Latin they had first or second languages for the majority of the globe and probably two-thirds of Catholics. If you can read enough to use the Vatican web site, you could read the Bible.
Calumny, for sure. The Vatican web site, designed and updated by American Benedictines, has many helpful documents. The Bible page has a message to use the links on the diocesan web sites. My favorite link on the Vatican site is the virtual visit to St. Peter’s.
http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_pietro/vr_tour/Media/VR/St_Peter_Altar/index.html
Where should we expect the "central reference point" for Sacred Scripture to be accessible, if not the Vatican? Furthermore, why does the Church need the Vatican at all, if not to serve as a "central reference point" for Catholic Truth, for the pillars of the Deposit of Faith -- for both Scripture and Tradition?
Of course, with the scandalous Paul VI Hall (literally a temple designed in the form of a serpent in which Popes hold audiences) along with the depravity of the clergy in Rome now exposed to the world in all their ugliness via the internet, it has become quite obvious that the Vatican is an Evil Place, so it is no big surprise that Sacred Scripture along with Tradition no longer has a home on its website.
"It is a fact that they have the premises -- but you have the apostolic faith. They can occupy our churches, but they are outside the true faith. You remain outside the places of worship, but the faith dwells within you. Let us consider: what is more important, the place or the faith? The true faith, obviously. Who has lost and who has won in this struggle -- the one who keeps the premises or the one who keeps the faith?" ~~ St. Athanasius, Doctor of the Church