The Social Development Department is inviting persons as young as 30 years old to begin planning for retirement by attending a seminar entitled “Mapping Your Retirement.” The seminar will be held on Thursday April 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the Red Cross Conference Room.

Persons attending the seminar will learn how to manage their money and the 3+1 foundational building blocks of the retirement plan. All interested persons are invited to attend.

The Ministry of Communications and Works is informing the public that the road in East End from Fat Hog’s Bay in the vicinity of the Youth Empowerment Programme (Y.E.P) centre to the Police Station in Long Swamp is currently closed to the public. 

The road will reopen at 4:30 p.m. and closed 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. the following day (Thursday, April 16).

Motorists are asked to take alternative routes to access areas.

The Ministry apologises for any inconvenience that may be caused during this time.

The Conservation and Fisheries Department is inviting all persons to ‘Wear Green and Go Green” in territorial solidarity for Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22.

In addition, the Department is inviting all churches, organizations, civic groups and/or interested individuals to join in a coastal clean-up effort along the Sir Francis Drive in the Slaney area on April 22 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Persons are also encouraged to participate in an educational Eco-walk and environmental tour scheduled for Saturday, April 25.

The Ministry of Communications and Works is informing motorists and residents of Chalwell Estate that there will be a road closure tomorrow, April 15, in the proximity of the LIME tower junction headed towards Rudy’s Bar; adjacent  the R. Downing residence. 

The Ministry of Communications and Works is notifying the motoring public of continuing road works within the vicinity of...

The Library Services Department is inviting the public to attend the annual Library Week Church service on Sunday, April 19 at the Zion Hill Methodist Church, West End at 11:00 a.m.

The theme for the week is “Creative Ways of Depicting Libraries: Through Art, Music and Story Telling.” The activities scheduled for the week will promote literacy through music, art and storytelling.

Additionally, there will be an open house at all libraries in the Territory on Friday, April 24 from 9:00 to 1:00 p.m. 

The Town and Country Planning Department is inviting the public to a community meeting on a planning application submitted for the development of a school – Ciboney Centre for Excellence at Handsome Bay on Virgin Gorda, as part of the expansion of the St. Mary’s School.

The public is invited to tune in to “Conversation with Our Ministers” being aired tonight on JTV Channel 55, CBN Television Channel 51, and the H Lavity Stoutt Community College Channel 52.

The series complements the ‘Your Government at Work’ e-magazine, and features in-depth interviews with the Ministers of Government and their Permanent Secretaries in highlighting the initiatives implemented last year and the way forward.

The Ministry of Education and Culture is informing students of the Alternative Secondary Education Programme that classes will resume on Monday, April 20, 2015.

The Ministry of Communications and Works is informing the motoring public that road repairs resume on the James Walter Francis Drive tonight, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. to pave road gaps which have caused traffic build up during peak hours.