The Government of the Virgin Islands is working on the development of a comprehensive policy and implementation strategy to address the current influx and potential future influxes of Sargassum. 

The Early Childhood Education Unit hosted ‘Stories on Parade’ and ‘Stories through Drama’ for children from 16 schools, on Friday October 30. 

The Social Development Department will be hosting a foster care and adoptive training for prospective foster and adoptive parents and existing foster parents from November 9 to13 at the Red Cross Conference Room from 8:30 a.m. to noon daily.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering has announced that there was a recommendation for an increase in the Territory’s minimum wage. 

Thirty-three public officers received additional training in professional protocol, diplomatic communication skills and other competencies following a four day training session held earlier this month.

The Judicial & Legal Services Commission has appointed Mr. Gerard Farara QC to act as High Court Judge for the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court from November 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016.

A special sitting to hear and determine applications for the issuance of new and renewal of liquor licences will be held at the Magistrate Court at Prospect Reef on Tuesday, December 1 at 10:00 a.m.

Residents are being encouraged to make every effort to inspect their residential and business premises and empty any containers holding water to remove mosquito breeding sites in and around their property.

Community Emergency Response Team Training for teenagers (Teen CERT) is now part of the afterschool programme administered through Cedar International School and facilitated by the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), BVI Red Cross and Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service.

Seismic Engineers from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM) are in the Territory to undertake maintenance works on a number of seismic and strong motion stations that are strategically located throughout the Territory.