On December 30^th, 2022, the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-11 (the “2023 Notice”) for foreign financial institutions (“FFI”) in jurisdictions with a Model 1 Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) in place.

The Government of the Virgin Islands (GOVI) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to US$65,291,000 towards the cost of the CDB No. 12/SRF-OR-BVI: Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan – Hurricane Irma Project (the Project) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under this contract.  

The Government of the Virgin Islands announces the appointment of Mr. Samuel Jack Husbands as Chair of the Labour Arbitration Tribunal.

The Government of the Virgin Islands through the Ministry of Financial Services, Labour and Trade announces the transfer of Executive Work Permit (EWP) processing to the Department of Labour and Workforce Development. 

The Government of the Virgin Islands through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour now invites proposal to procure a Customised Monitoring Vessel that is equipped and suitable to allow the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour to enhance the territory’s capacity to effectively monitor its marine resources.

The Department of Waste Management is accepting quotations for the use of two 20-yard dump trucks for a period of 80 days.

Plans for the city of Road Town will be presented to the public at a Community Meeting on Tuesday, 30^th May 2023, at the Road Town Market Square at 5:30 p.m.

High school students from across the Virgin Islands were engaged in a one-day “Don’t Be Mean Behind the Screen” symposium on Cyber Bullying.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is making moves to replace and upgrade the existing water distribution network.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is moving forward with the transformation of the Public Service and has appointed Mrs. Kishann Cupid Brathwaite to manage the initiative.