Mrs. Helen Seymour has been appointed a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC), effective September 14.

Premier and Minister responsible for Climate Change, Honourable Dr. Natalio Wheatley has called for nations which are contributing heavily to greenhouse gas emissions to be as ambitious as possible in meeting targets to reverse the ill effects of climate change.

Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Vincent Wheatley is away from the Territory on official leave till September 30 attending the 60th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization meeting and the 75th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization meeting. 

The Civil Registry and Passport Office is notifying the public that the department has resumed issuing Belonger Cards to eligible persons.

The Office of Gender Affairs has commenced the process of establishing focal points as it works to ensure the mainstreaming of gender equity and equality throughout the public sector.

The Territory’s centenarians were honoured by the Social Development Department for their collective resilience, wisdom and resourcefulness having experienced life’s joys and sorrows for a century and beyond.

The Government of the Virgin Islands will be hosting discussions on its Crown Land Policy as it seeks to ensure that the public is aware of its content.

Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Dr. Natalio Wheatley is away from the Territory attending the Monaco Yacht Show until October 1 and the United Nations Meeting in New York on October 3 and 4.

Director of the Waste Management Department, Mr. Marcus Solomon has said that efforts are underway to get the incinerator at Pockwood Pond back online after more than a year of inactivity.

The Government of the Virgin Islands invites tenders for the excavation and site clearance, construction of road ways, drainage, repairs to the bathroom building, upgrades to the basketball court, construction of a gazebo, landscaping and general construction works at the Huntum’s Ghut Economic Zone, Huntum’s Ghut, Tortola.