The public is invited to view the groundbreaking for the National Emergency Operations Centre Building on Tuesday, February 16 at 1:00 p.m. live on the Government of the Virgin Islands’ Facebook page, @BVIGovernment.

The public is reminded that Monday, March 1 is the 26^th annual celebration to pay homage to the Territory’s first Chief Minister, the late Honourable H. Lavity Stoutt.

Residents in Cane Garden Bay are advised that Department of Disaster Management (DDM) officers will be carrying out maintenance and testing of the early warning siren for that community tomorrow, February 16. 

The Department of Culture will be hosting a five part poetry masterclass Writing Workshop from March 13.

The public is notified that effective February 1, persons who are out of the Territory for six months or more with expired work permits will be required to submit new applications, as their expired permits will no longer be renewable.

The public is advised that drainage works continue on the lower part of Fort Hill (from Qwomar Trading up to the intersection with Bau Bau Gene Hill) and traffic disruptions are expected for the next two weeks. 

he public is notified that as of February 11, at 5:00 a.m. until February 25, Imposition of Curfew (No.3) Order, 2021 takes effect between the hours of 2:01 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. daily.

The Cabinet Office is notifying the public that Statutory Instrument No. 12 Imposition of a Curfew (No.3) Order, 2020 is now available on the Virgin Islands Official Gazette website at https://eservices.gov.vg/gazette/.

The public is invited to tune in to ‘DYAS Voice’ an initiative of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports every second and fourth Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. on Facebook @DYASBVI.

Parents and guardians with students attending public schools in the Territory are reminded that there will be no school on Thursday, February 11 due to Professional Day and midterm break is Friday, February 12.