The Virgin Islands Shipping Registry (VISR) is in the process of developing a Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) with assistance by AMP Global Strategies.

The deadline for qualified persons to submit applications for membership to the Physical Planning Authority and the Physical Planning Appeals Tribunal respectively has been extended to November 14, 2021.

Improved partnership and a stronger ability to respond to major storms is expected after a table-top hurricane exercise brought together key members of the National Emergency Operations Centre and members of the Royal Navy Caribbean Task Force.

The Land and Marine Estate Policy will serve as the framework to resolve the issues of land distribution and the claims of ancestral lands in Anegada.

The Department of Culture is preparing to celebrate the second annual Culture and Tourism Month in November under the theme “Our Heritage, our People, our Cultural Arts! When Culture meets Tourism, we Capture all Hearts.”

A search is underway for Mr. Sem Duverval of Haiti who escaped detention between the late hours of Saturday, October 23 and early Sunday, October 24.

The new Marine Estate Administration Policy has now been updated and published.

Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. will act in the Office of Governor from October 24  to  November 1 in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG who will be out of the Territory.

Lawrence Wheatley Construction was awarded the contract to repair the Emile E. Dunlop Community Centre on Anegada which serves as a primary emergency shelter for residents on the island.

Supervisor of Elections, Ms. Scherrie Griffin represented the British Islands and Mediterranean Region as a short-term observer during an Election Expert Mission for the St Helena General Election held on October 13.