The Government of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands continues to assess the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and employees and is requesting a detailed Workforce Assessment from employers in the Territory.

The Government of the Virgin Islands has extended its recruitment drive for persons to sit as members of the various Boards and Commissions to June 25.

The Government of the Virgin Islands continues to receive support from the United Kingdom in its COVID-19 vaccine campaign and will be hosting a visit from the UK Healthcare Ambassador to the Overseas Territories Professor Ian Cumming.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (Commission) has received two applications for licence renewal from CCT and Flow.

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is encouraging residents to do their part to be ready for hurricanes and other hazards this storm season.

Experts are warning of another active Atlantic Hurricane Season with seventeen named storms, including eight hurricanes expected in the Atlantic basin during the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

In a first for the Virgin Islands, public officers will form a Public Service Toastmasters Club to help foster public speaking and leadership skills within the Public Service.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie met with Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) President Ms. Michelle Paige on June 3 to discuss a safe return of the cruise industry to the British Virgin Islands.

Mrs Oleanvine Maynard is the new Managing Director of the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA), effective 18th March 2021. 

Acting Director of the Public Works Department, Mr. Jeremy Hodge has said that the Public Works Department (PWD) is engaged in heightened road maintenance activities in preparation for the hurricane season and to ensure continued public safety.

Mrs. Clearlie Brown-Turnbull, a native of the Virgin Islands with fifteen consecutive years of management experience in the Public Service, has been appointed Registrar of Interests effective June 1.