Business owners are notified that effective immediately, work permit applications submitted to the Department of Labour and Workforce Development must be accompanied by copies of their 2020 Trade Licenses.

The public is informed of the revised Work Permit Exemption policy categories and fees that apply to them respectively.

A pleasant good morning and God’s Blessings to each and every one of you, and thank you for joining with us as we launch our first phase of the “Back to the Sea” programme.

All employers operating on the Festival Grounds during the upcoming BVI Emancipation Festival are reminded that they are to apply for and obtain a work permit for any non-Belonger/non-BVIslander that they may wish to employ. 

Staff at the renamed Department of Labour and Workforce Development is pictured with their department’s new logo following a renaming ceremony held on Friday, July 5. 

The public is notified that the offices of the Labour Department on Tortola and Virgin Gorda will be closed temporarily on Friday, July 5 to facilitate a ceremony to rename the department.

The Labour Department will be renamed to the Department of Labour and Workforce Development as the Government of the Virgin Islands moves to improve labour relations and develop the Territory’s workforce.

Twelve Public Officers were recognised for their exceptional customer service and pinned at the second Public Service Star Membership Club Pinning Ceremony on June 13.