The Territory is among countries in the Caribbean region that will benefit from the European Union’s (EU) €300 million development support package following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE, held further discussions with the President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith, on a financial package to support the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the BVI after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. 

His Excellency the Governor Augustus Jaspert is away from the Territory on official duties until Monday, December 4. 

New Chief Environmental Health Officer Mr. Lionel Michael is calling on the community to get involved to ensure environmental health resilience.

General Manager of the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), Mr. Leroy Abraham has said that the restoration of electricity in the Virgin Islands is moving faster than expected.

During his visit to the CARICOM-UN High-Level Pledging Conference in New York, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE, discussed the prospects for cooperation between the BVI and Clinton Foundation on climate change.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE during his presentation at the United Nations (UN) High Level Pledging Conference in New York last week, appealed to members of the International Donors Community and Member States of the UN for financial assistance to support the Territory’s plans to rebuild the BVI as a Climate Resilient destination. 

“Offshore financial centres like the British Virgin Islands complement midshore jurisdictions like Hong Kong and Singapore in facilitating globalization,” said BVI House Asia Director Elise Donovan during the Singapore Trustees Association (STA) conference on November 17, 2017. 

The Environmental Health Division is announcing the resumption of food handlers’ clinics for Anegada with the first clinic being held tomorrow, November 22.

A Post Irma Interim Reconstruction Policy has been introduced to help residents rebuild expeditiously.