On his return to office Premier Smith was greeted by the staff of the Premier’s Office and the Ministry of Finance, and subsequently met with the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Brodrick Penn, along with the Financial Secretary, Mr. Neil Smith to receive a ministerial update on the work of the two offices.

Assistant Commissioner of Enforcement, Mr. Clinton Romney said that officers and their dogs underwent advanced scent detection methods using new K-9 training methods that covered all areas of contraband interdiction.

The birthday of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II will be officially celebrated in the Virgin Islands on Saturday, June 13 with a grand parade and ceremony.

Uniformed bodies, youth organisations, schools and service clubs will lead the procession from the Road Town Police Station to the Festival Grounds at 3:30 p.m.  The ceremony will begin immediately following the parade.

The Office of Gender Affairs and the Family Health Unit of the Ministry of Health and Social Development will host the conferences on Tortola and Virgin Gorda as part of activities to observe Men’s Month.

The activities were held under the theme “All Things are Possible”, and gave students from grade one through five the opportunity to meet and interact with volunteers from a variety of professional backgrounds.

The 2015 General Elections in the Virgin Islands were held on June 8. The National Democratic Party (NDP) emerged victorious in the Virgin Islands 2015 General Elections held on June 8, winning 11 out of 13 seats.

Supervisor of Elections, Ms. Juliette Penn said that the process was a lengthy one and encountered some challenges along the way but all the persons involved in the process executed their duties with integrity and in a transparent manner.   

 This is an increase of 232 votes from the last election where a total of 654 ballots were cast. The polls opened from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at nine stations in the Territory.  

The Office of the Supervisor of Elections is reminding the public of Election Offences laid out in Elections Act, 1994 pertaining to the sale of alcohol and employees being given ample time to vote on Election Day.

Former director for the Kids and the Sea (KATS) Programme Mrs. Ann Louise Avery Gardner is the Territory’s newest recipient of the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) award from Her Majesty the Queen.