Residents along the Ridge Road, Sabbath Hill to Diamond Estate including Upper McNamara, Harrigan Estate, Brewers Bay and Mount Healthy are notified that public water service will be temporarily interrupted today, Wednesday, August 25 from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. to facilitate repair to leaks along the Ridge Road.

The public is invited to participate in the Department of Culture’s Virgin Islands Proverbs and Poems Poetry competition.

arents and guardians of students in the public school system are being informed of the following dates for orientation.

Recipients of COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Grants for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises are notified that the deadline to complete the stimulus feedback forms has been extended to Tuesday, August 31.

Daycares, Pre-schools, Private Schools; churches; Religious Organisations; Farmers, and Fisherfolks are asked to complete a mandatory COVID-19 Stimulus Feedback form to assist the Government with completing its Economic Stimulus Grant Report to ascertain and confirm the impact of the support on the respective ventures.

The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) invites interested firms to submit quotations for the provision of Geotechnical Engineering Services. These services shall include determining the bearing capacity of the soil by performing boreholes and analysing the soil sample in the area proposed for the new classrooms at the Elmore Stoutt High School.

Detailed copies of the Request for Quotation can be obtained by sending a request to: procurement@bvirecovery.vg.

Residents of Jost Van Dyke are invited to a public meeting on Sunday, August 22 at 2:00 p.m. at the Foxy's Tamarind Bar to discuss the redevelopment of the Jost Van Dyke Primary school

There will be a special presentation by officers from the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency as well as remarks by Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A Fahie and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley.

All are encouraged to attend.

The public is notified that the left lane of DeCastro Street in the vicinity of the Omar Hodge Building in Road Town will be temporarily closed on Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22 daily from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The public is advised that the Magistrate’s Court has resumed virtual sittings in order to serve its clients safely.

The public is notified that a portion of Main Street, in the vicinity of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, will be temporarily closed to traffic on Thursday, August 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Parents of students in the public school system who utilise the Virgin Islands Digital eBook/Textbook (VIDE) are asked to note the following procedures for returning the devices to the Ministry of Education.