Topic: Disaster Recovery, Labour | Posted By: npickering
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 - 9:21am
Business owners are being reminded of the new procedure in place to accommodate the entry of skilled workers into the Territory to assist in recovery efforts.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources & Labour Dr. Hon. Kedrick Pickering has met representatives of the BRE Group in Hertfordshire County to discuss support for the recovery of the British Virgin Islands.
Communications equipment was donated to the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) to help strengthen the emergency telecommunications system in the Territory.
Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Mr. Zebalon McLean has confirmed that the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service (VIFRS) continue to make progress in extinguishing the fire at the Cox Heath Debris Site.
The public is reminded to nominate local businesses for the BVI Business Resilience Award. Only businesses that continued to provide products and services to the people of the Virgin Islands, especially in the face of adversity post hurricanes Irma and Maria will be eligible for this award.
Mr. Wesley Penn of Accurate Construction has been awarded a contract to repair nine homes, under the Government’s Housing Recovery Assistance Programme.
Topic: Disaster Recovery, International Affairs (including the British Virgin Islands International Finance Centre) | Posted By: aphillip
Wednesday, 9 May 2018 - 5:11pm
The British Virgin Islands has been re-elected as Vice Chair of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean’s (ECLAC) Caribbean Development Cooperation Committee (CDCC), which serves as permanent subsidiary body of the United Nations (UN) for the Caribbean.
The Ministry of Finance is inviting persons who are interested in providing consultancy services for roads, slopes and coastal defences to submit an Expression of Interest for the rehabilitation and reconstruction loan – hurricane Irma British Virgin Islands no later than Friday, May 18.
