Officers from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and other public officers, stakeholders and partners can now communicate more effectively and deliver statistical messages and data products after participating in a Statistical Advocacy and Communications Workshop.

A total of 596 food handlers’ certificates have been issued so far this year, as the Environmental Health Division continues to assist food businesses in achieving required food safety standards.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is well underway in delivering its services electronically through its Digital Transformation/e-Government Project.

Director of the Water and Sewage Department, Mrs. Perline Scatliffe-Leonard is advising sewerage truck haulers that unauthorised dumping of sewerage at the main pump station or any other part of the Territory is an offense and would be dealt with accordingly.

AC Construction Limited owned by Mr. Arthur Corion was awarded a contract of US$193,368.60 to rebuild the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds perimeter wall.

Marine Biologist at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour Mr. Mervin Hastings is reminding residents to utilise the Sargassum seaweed that washes up along the Territory’s shorelines.

Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Honourable Vincent Wheatley is attending the 6th Council of Ministers Environmental Sustainability (COMES-6) Ministerial Meeting in Fort De France, Martinique.

Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Honourable Sharie De Castro has returned to the Virgin Islands following her attendance at the Outsource to the Caribbean Conference (OCC) 2019 in Curaçao from May 7 through 10.

Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (VIFIs) under the Common Reporting Standards (CRS) and Virgin Islands Constituent Entities (VICEs) for Country by Country Reporting (CBCR) are notified that the BVI Financial Account Reporting System (BVIFARS) is still in the process of being updated.

The Government of the Virgin Islands will host a high level delegation of United Nations experts at a workshop to draw attention to gender differences in responding to, and recovering from natural disasters on May 23 to 24.