The Social Development Department is urging the community to break the silence and help end child abuse in the Virgin Islands as the Territory observes the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.

His Excellency the Governor, John S. Duncan, OBE, and Mrs. Duncan visited the children of the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in East End on Friday, April10, 2015.

Akiya Brewley Designs is the winner of April’s Business of the Month for her exemplary customer service; generous donations to the local community; and innovative service in graphic design and illustration.

Business of the Month officially launched on March 3, 2015 under the theme: “Fueling the Entrepreneurial Spirit" is led by the Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs on behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands. 

Text messaging is now officially part of the Early Warning System in the British Virgin Islands.

Representatives from all three cellular companies operating in the BVI, today inked agreements that will facilitate the use of their respective Short Message Service (SMS) platforms to deliver emergency messages to their customer database.

The Social Development Department is encouraging persons as young as 30 years of age to begin planning for retirement.

The department is hosting an aging enrichment seminar titled: “Mapping Your Retirement”, on Thursday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Red Cross Conference Room.

The Environmental Health Division is asking the public to continue its efforts to reduce mosquito breeding to prevent future outbreaks of Dengue Fever and the Chikungunya Virus.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for the Reconstruction of Road, Slope Stabilisation and Drainage Works at Windy Hill.

Two more students in the Virgin Islands can benefit from scholarships being made available for differently-abled students to continue their education at Vanguard School in Florida.

His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John S. Duncan, OBE, after consultation with the Public Service Commission has appointed Ms. Anne Lennard to the post of Deputy Director of Culture.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has moved up 13 positions to 34^th in the most recent Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI). The Index also revealed that the BVI is the most highly ranked offshore jurisdiction, ahead of competing jurisdictions.