Former Division Head of Family, Children & Protective Services, Mrs. Stacie Stoutt-James, has been appointed to act as the Deputy Chief Social Development Officer in the Social Development Department.

The St. George’s Secondary School and Claudia Creque Educational Centre are the Inter-Secondary Schools’ Debate finalists.

The 17^th annual memorial celebration to pay homage to the Territory’s first Chief Minister, the late Honourable H. Lavity Stoutt will be held March 6.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for road rehabilitation works at Cox Heath, Tortola.

His Excellency the Governor, John S. Duncan, OBE after consultation with the Premier, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE and the then Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Julian Fraser, RA has accepted the recommendation of the BVI Honours Committee and is pleased to announce that the following persons will be awarded the BVI Badge of Honour:

Mrs. Annette Williams-Sylvester has been appointed Court Manager for the Magistrate’s Court in the Virgin Islands.

A one day workshop will be held next month to assist young entrepreneurs with acquiring basic accounting skills to improve their businesses.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering, will attend the 10th International Labour Organisation (ILO) Meeting of Caribbean Ministers in Jamaica from February 22 to 24.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering is attending a three day Small Island Developing States symposium in Nassau, Bahamas.

Young persons between the ages of 10 to 20 years are encouraged to submit applications for the 2017 Virgin Islands Emerging Fellow Awards.