The Government of the Virgin Islands today joins its regional counterparts - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – to raise awareness on the importance of statistics on the occasion of Caribbean Statistics Day, observed annually on October 15.

The Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) plans to develop an investment policy that will help to attract value-added services to the local economy.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE is currently travelling to the Asia Pacific Region where he will lead a delegation on the BVI ASIAN Trade Mission.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for the supply and installation of Telecommunications Radio Frequency Equipment for the Next Generation 9‐1‐1 (NG911) Emergency system.

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is commemorating the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) with a series of activities aimed at raising awareness about disaster risk reduction while highlighting how the department and the people of the BVI have been reducing disaster risk.

The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has sent a four member team to provide hurricane restoration support in the Bahamas, as a result of the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. 

BVI Finance, in collaboration with the Premier’s Office and BVI House Asia, is hosting the 2016 BVI Asian Trade Mission in an effort to deepen and expand the British Virgin Islands’ footprint in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Acting in accordance with Section 5 (b) of the Public Holidays Act (Cap 199), as amended, Cabinet has approved the following public holidays for 2017:

Virgin Gorda residents joined in solidarity for an awareness walk last weekend to remember the late Zabrina O’Neal who lost her life due to domestic violence.

The BVI Reading Council (BVIRC) is hosting a ‘Read BVI Read’ Challenge as part of activities in observance of this year’s Reading is Fun Week.