Topic: United Kingdom Overseas Territory | Posted By: npickering
Monday, 12 November 2018 - 4:23pm
The Director for the Overseas Territories in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Mr Ben Merrick, concluded his visit to the Virgin Islands on Friday, 09 November.
The British Virgin Islands is now poised to implement projects, programmes and policy initiatives across five priority sectors following the passage of the Recovery to Development Plan.
Persons with Chronic Diseases in the Territory will soon benefit from a Self-Management Programme courtesy the Family Health Unit of the Ministry of Health and Social Development in collaboration with the BVI Health Services Authority.
The first phase in the installation of seismic equipment is to be completed this week as Engineers from the Puerto Rico Strong Motion Programme at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez are currently in the Territory.
The Department of Culture in collaboration with the Regional Heritage Centre at Lancaster University invites the community to a cultural maritime display.
Forty (40) teachers from pre-primary to secondary levels within the public and private schools have come together with the support of The Ministry of Education and Culture and Department of Disaster Management to participate in Campus Emergency Response Training (Campus CERT).