The Department of Culture is compiling information from persons involved in the cultural industry in the Territory for the creation of a Virgin Islands Cultural Directory. 

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Hon. D. Orlando Smith, OBE will provide an update on BVI Forward, following completion of its first year to implement measures to reposition the Territory’s financial services industry.

At this month’s BVI Finance Breakfast Forum, attendees will have the pleasure of engaging in various discussions on international arbitration and its benefits to the British Virgin Islands and the wider region.

Forty one public officers who have portrayed exceptional performance are the recipients of the 2016 Public Service Excellence Award.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is purposefully developing training opportunities that support succession planning across the entire public service. 

World Teachers Day is being observed on Wednesday, October 5 under the theme, ‘Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status’.

Teachers in the Virgin Islands are being celebrated this week, in observance of Teachers’ Week, from October 2 to 8. 

The British Virgin Islands continues to see positive growth in the tourism industry with initial tourism figures for January to July 2016 showing an overall increase of 27.3 percent  for all visitors, when compared to the same period in 2015.

This year’s Fire Safety Awareness Week aims to educate the public on unseen potential fire hazards.

The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) is partnering with Digicel to inspire young athletes in the Virgin Islands at its premiere event, ‘One Night Only’ on October 8.