Pearls VI is October’s Business of the Month as the Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs continues its efforts to promote and assist small businesses in the Territory.

Residents of Virgin Gorda are to be provided with 480,000 imperial gallons of water daily following the signing of a Water Solution Agreement between The Government of the Virgin Islands and Aqua Design (BVI) Ltd. 

Parents who are no longer in an intimate relationship will receive assistance on parenting in a cohesive manner through a series of sessions to be held from October 13 to November 5.

The 4th Annual Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre Day will be recognised on October 12 and this year’s observance will focus on the school’s history.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering has denounced claims that there is wide spread fish kills in the Virgin Islands as a result of the Sargassum Seaweed.

The Territory’s men will be at the forefront advocating non- violence and healthier relationships, in the ‘Men Against Violence’ campaign during this month’s Domestic Violence Awareness observance.

The Healthy Lifestyles School Intervention programme will be launched this week following three weeks of baseline data collection in the Territory’s primary schools.

The Ministry of Education and Culture is encouraging all interested persons to apply for scholarships to pursue studies abroad by Friday, October 30.

The Ministry of Communications and Works and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force are investigating a fire at the Road Town pump station which damaged several wires, vaccum pumps and other components at the main pump station.

The Ministry of Communication and Works is working vigorously to restore water service to interrupted areas in the Territory, in particular Virgin Gorda and Sea Cows Bay.