Topic: Internal Security (Police), The Courts | Posted By: lstevens
Wednesday, 30 March 2022 - 9:40am
On the 29th March, 2022 the Senior Magistrate after a trial which commenced in January 2021, convicted the Defendants Kemel Wilson and Alberto Valera for the following offences:
Topic: Constitution, Constitutional Affairs, Good Governance | Posted By: DSmith
Tuesday, 29 March 2022 - 12:10pm
International expert on Governance Dr. Carlyle Corbin will make an official presentation of the independent Self-Governance Assessment of the Virgin Islands in an interview today.
An Online Work Permit Processing Task Force is now in place to assist the Department of Labour and Workforce Development with the processing of the backlog of work permit applications.
Residents of the Virgin Islands are being urged to engage in waste reduction and recycling to reduce the garbage stream at Pockwood Pond in the absence of the incinerator which is offline.
Topic: House of Assembly, United Kingdom Overseas Territory | Posted By: lstevens
Monday, 28 March 2022 - 12:38pm
On the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Commons the Rt. Honourable Sir Lindsay Hoyle, a delegation from the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands (VI) visited the United Kingdom Parliament to engage in the interactive capacity building via a fact-finding mission from March 21 to 24, 2022.
Topic: Nature Conservation, Water and Sewerage | Posted By: lstevens
Wednesday, 23 March 2022 - 5:17pm
Director of the Water and Sewerage Department, Mrs. Perline Scatliffe-Leonard has said that efforts must be made to identify, and in some cases revive water sources to include wells, catchments and natural areas such as ponds to mitigate the impact of Climate Change.
Acting Director at the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Mr. Jasen Penn has said that the Virgin Islands network of weather monitoring instrumentation supports preparedness in the short and long term, as the Territory observes World Meteorological Day.
Topic: United Kingdom Overseas Territory | Posted By: DSmith
Tuesday, 22 March 2022 - 4:46pm
Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has lauded the response of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories to the Ukraine crisis at bilateral talks in the Territory with Overseas Territories Minister The Right Honourable Amanda Milling on 18th March 2022.