The public is encouraged to keep the beaches and coastlines of the Virgin Islands clean by supporting the 2016 International Coastal Clean-Up activities, sponsored this year by the Conservation and Fisheries Department and the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board.
The Territory has joined the world in promoting World Alzheimer's Month in an effort to raise awareness and challenge stigma associated with the disease.
The United Kingdom’s (UK) Chevening Scholarship scheme is open for students wishing to pursue postgraduate studies in the UK in the academic year 2017-2018.
Topic: Public Health, Trade and Business (including licenses) | Posted By: npickering
Tuesday, 13 September 2016 - 10:06am
Owners of food establishments and persons working in the Territory’s food service industry are invited to participate in a three-day ServSafe Food Safety Manager Certification Training workshop.
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.