Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone stressed the importance of safety as businesses re-open. Honourable Malone expressed his sentiments during remarks made at the contract signing for repair works to the Flax Administration Building on Virgin Gorda, which took place on Friday, May 1. The Health Minister also confirmed … Continued
Repair works are to commence soon on the third phase of Bregado Flax Educational Centre (BFEC) on Virgin Gorda following the signing of a contract by the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) and Quality Construction Limited. The contract was signed earlier today for 1.7 million dollars to completely … Continued
House to house and roadside waste collection continues as new collection days are now on Mondays and Thursdays. The programme was initiated as part of the 7R’s Waste Management Strategy that began on April 3 to accommodate residents during the 24-Hour curfew. The 7R’s are to Reform; Restrict; Reduce; Recycle; Reuse; Return and Rethink. Department … Continued
A contract to begin reconstructing the Flax Administration Building on Virgin Gorda was signed on May 1. The $1.2 million dollar contract will be implemented by the Deputy Governor’s Office with support from the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) and is funded by the Government of the Virgin Islands through the Caribbean Development Bank’s Recovery … Continued
The Elmore Stoutt High School’s 2020 Trinity Term Online Learning Information is now available for parents, guardians and students to view on the Government’s website. The information states the beginning and end dates for the trinity term as well as the schedule for the school day. Classes will be presented to students using two main … Continued
Eight contractors in the BVI have received invitations to bid for the project to repair the West End Community Centre which serves as a primary emergency shelter for residents in the British Virgin Islands. Officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Health Emergencies Programme visited the BVI in February of this year and met … Continued
Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone is commending Compliance Teams and the Social Distancing Task Force for inspecting and certifying hundreds of private businesses, establishments and public service. The inspections are being conducted under the leadership of the Chief Environmental Health Officer, Mr. Lionel Michael as part of the … Continued
The Sister Islands Co-ordination Unit within the Office of the Deputy Governor has secured two vehicles for use on Anegada and Jost Van Dyke to carry out the work of the Government. The vehicles were purchased with the assistance of the Ministry of Finance following a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee held in 2019. … Continued
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture is putting measures in place to assist, parents, teachers and students with resources for the upcoming remote learning. These resources include laptops, device loan programme, video packages as well as commitment from telecommunication companies to lower prices of data packages or even special data package … Continued
Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone has confirmed that there are no new cases of COVID-19 in the British Virgin Islands. During his update on April 29, Honourable Malone stated that over the course of the week, 27 new samples were tested by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) … Continued
