Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has commended his ministry’s team for its hard work last year which he said was ‘an unconventional time’.

The British Virgin Islands will receive over USD$362,000 in funding from the United Nations (UN) COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund (COVID-19 MPTF Fund) as a participating country in the Joint Programme on “Social Protection and employability promotion to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19.

The people of the Virgin Islands living in the Sea Cow’s Bay community and surrounding areas are invited to the Community Meeting today at 5:00 p.m. at the BVI Seventh Day Adventist School. 

Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, Theodore E. James said his department  has been steadily improving its services and facilities at its Paraquita Bay station.

The RDA now invites tenders from eligible and qualified Tenderers for the repair works to the RVIPF Marine Base fencing, gates and drains located at Road Reef Marina, Tortola.

Veteran United Kingdom police chief and Queen’s Police Medal honouree Mr. Mark Collins will take up the post of Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police in April.

The Procurement Coordinator said, “Bidding documents will be available from Monday, January 18 and would be sent to bidders electronically upon request to procurement@gov.vg with the subject title “Construction of the Huntum’s Ghut Economic Zone Commercial Buildings.” 

The Government of the Virgin Islands is offering a grace period of three months on the disconnections of water service to customers of the Water and Sewerage Department.

Residents of the Virgin Islands have been expressing themselves and sharing ideas and recommendations with government officials in a series of community meetings held this week.

Governor Designate Mr. John Rankin, CMG arrived in the Territory this evening.  Mr. Rankin will be sworn in as the 14^th Governor of the Virgin Islands subsequent to the completion of the required 14-day quarantine.