Topic: Sports and Recreation, Youth Affairs | Posted By: aphillip
Monday, 12 September 2016 - 4:47pm
The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) is creating a registry of all youth organisations in the Territory including any religious, service, sports, music, and dance groups that cater to youth ages 15 to 29.
The Ministry of Health and Social Development and its partners are inviting all residents to “fight the bite” and join clean-up groups to eliminate mosquito breeding sites to reduce the Territory’s vulnerability to the Zika virus and other mosquito borne diseases.
Students of the Enis Adams Primary School (EAPS) were encouraged to continue to take pride in the Territory of the Virgin Islands at the official flag hoisting ceremony this morning.
A swimming area has been demarcated at the White Bay beach, Jost Van Dyke to provide a safer swimming experience for visitors, residents and the wider British Virgin Islands community.
The Government of the Virgin Islands is advising that Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE is away from the Territory until Monday, September 12 on personal leave.
Her Majesty’s Customs is computerising all clearance procedures for goods effective November 1, as the department moves towards full automation using the Customs Automated Processing System (CAPS) where trader declarations can be completed and submitted online.
Supervisor of Elections Ms. Juliette Penn is encouraging eligible persons to register to vote by September 22 for inclusion on the 2016 Official Voters List.
Topic: Culture, International Affairs (including the British Virgin Islands International Finance Centre) | Posted By: aphillip
Thursday, 8 September 2016 - 4:00pm
Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE led a delegation to the recently held Inter Virgin Islands Council (IVIC) meeting on September 2 in St. Thomas, where among other areas of the mutual interests, the two Governments discussed the cultural exchange of musicians.
Today various activities are happening in schools across the British Virgin Islands to recognise the 2016 International Literacy Day, held under the theme: “Read Across BVI”.
