Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton joined other healthcare industry leaders at the 14th Annual World Health Care Congress in Washington D.C., in hopes of forming meaningful partnerships in the health care industry.

Mr. Gus Jaspert has been appointed Governor of the British Virgin Islands in succession to Mr. John Duncan OBE.  Mr. Jaspert will take up his appointment in August 2017.

The Social Development Department has expanded its parenting session series, and now offers sessions for the Spanish speaking community in the British Virgin Islands.

Public Officers will continue to build healthy working relationships during Public Service Week 2017, which is being held from June 4 to 12 under the theme, “One Public Service:  A Celebration of Togetherness”. 

The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) received a donation of blankets and art supplies from the Rotaract Club of Tortola.

The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) will commemorate the completion of the Phase V Power Development Programme on Thursday, May 4, 10:00 a.m. at the Pockwood Pond Power Station.

Of the 27 illegal immigrants detained last month, 22 have been repatriated, according to Acting Chief Immigration Officer, Mrs. Geraldine Ritter-Freeman.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) remains the top offshore jurisdiction in the world, according to the 2017 edition of the Vistra 2020 Report, launched in Hong Kong and Singapore last week. The report ranked the United Kingdom the number one jurisdiction (onshore), followed by Hong Kong (midshore), the BVI (offshore) and the United States (onshore).

Students will showcase their design and business skills with the ‘School Spirit’ Entrepreneurial Competition on May 11. 

Key stakeholders in the development of youth entrepreneurship attended a two-day consultation to create an effective ecosystem for a structured Youth Entrepreneurship Development Plan.