Mrs. Giselle Jackman-Lumy was sworn in as an additional Magistrate to the Judiciary of the Virgin Islands by His Excellency the Acting Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr.

Ms. Rhonexie N. Anderson has been appointed Health and Safety Coordinator with the Department of Human Resources for the Public Service effective 30^th August, 2021.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting qualified, professional, experienced, and resourceful firms to conduct a comprehensive review of compensation throughout the Virgin Islands Public Service, inclusive of a job classification.

Customer Service Touch Terminals have been placed at ports of entry and highly trafficked government offices in an effort to continue to promote exceptional customer relations within the Public Service.

Educators across the Territory are engaged in a week of training from August 24 to August 26 before the opening of school on Monday, September 6.

The public is advised that the Inland Revenue Department office on Virgin Gorda has resumed in-person services.

To serve its clients safely, persons are encouraged to make appointments to visit the office online at www.bvips.org.

For questions or concerns, please contact the office directly at telephone 468-9725 or email bvitaxes@gov.vg or contact the Public Service Customer Service Care Centre via telephone at 468-3701.

As we live and work with COVID-19 the operations of the Public Service will continue. In an attempt to better serve our clients the public is notified that the Lands Unit has resumed services effective Wednesday 28 July 2021. 

The public is notified that to better serve its clients safely, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will be providing most of its services remotely from July 28. The Chambers will remain open to accept documents from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily.  

I wish to set the record straight on some misinformation that is being intentionally promoted by Members of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition with respect to the recent Cabinet Decision - No. 281/2021 of 8 July, 2021 - to create the post of Ministerial Political Adviser to provide specialist support to Ministers and Junior Ministers to assist them in delivering the mandate for which they were elected and sworn in as Government to perform.

As we live and work with COVID-19, the operations of the Public Service will continue. However, to better serve our clients safely, the Public Health Unit is no longer accepting walk-ins.