Mrs. Tashi O'Flaherty-Maduro has been confirmed to the post of Registrar General at the Civil Registry and Passport Office, effective December 1^st 2022.

Ms. Beverly Smith from the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports was presented the inaugural Public Service Award for Excellence in Customer Service named in honour of Mrs. Stephanie Benn.

Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley, delivered his maiden Budget Address in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly earlier today, with a fiscal package totaling $399.33 million, of which $335.08 million is allocated for recurrent expenditure and $41.59 million for capital expenditure.

The Department of Human Resources has launched a series of new technologies designed to enhance the delivery of services.

The public is advised that the issuance of the electronic Belonger cards by the Civil Registry and Passport Office is temporarily discontinued until further notice. In the interim, Belonger letters will be issued for the customer's desired purpose.

Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer has said that 12 of the 16 kiosks at the Road Town Market Square are near completion and the remaining four are slated to be completed by December 2022.

Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Honourable Melvin Turnbull has been been nominated to serve as a Co-Chair of the Conservation Caucus and an OECS Assembly Member of the Ninth Council of Ministers of Environment and Sustainability.

Residents on the Sister Island are invited to complete a Public Service Survey that pertains to receiving Government services, identifying issues, and finding solutions to critical issues.

Business owners of bars, nightclubs and restaurants across the Virgin Islands were engaged in a series of public consultations on the Liquor Licence Act.

The Bill seeks to modernise the Territory’s legal framework with respect to the sale, supply and consumption of liquor.