The Territory’s residents are urged to apply safety measures to ensure water quality following the impact of a flood.

The British Virgin Islands will be the host country for the Caribbean Telecommunications Union’s (CTU) 13th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) from August 21 to 23.

The public, especially the BVI Financial Institutions that have reporting obligations to be satisfied in the year 2017 are being notified that the authority’s email and the web-based portal the BVI Financial Account Reporting System (BVIFARS) are down, as a result of the Tropical Wave that affected the Territory last week.

Travellers are advised that their passports must have a validity of six months or more when travelling to the United States mainland, the United States Virgin Islands and other countries.

Three technical drainage and landslide experts from Puerto Rico are on Tortola assessing the extent of damage caused by the recent tropical wave.

His Excellency the Governor John S. Duncan, OBE concluded his tenure in the Virgin Islands and departed the Territory on Monday, August 7.

The number of named storms and major hurricanes predicted for the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season has increased.  

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for road, slope stabilisation and drainage works at Windy Hill, Tortola.

Three clients successfully completed Safe Haven Transitional Centre’s rehabilitation programme, and are now ‘on their own’ with the centre’s support.

The Environmental Health Division is notifying the public that Sarbrett Beef Franks BS (8/1), EST/PLANT NUMBER 8854 is being recalled due to contamination by bone fragments and possibly other extraneous materials.