During the second day of the BVI Asian Trade Mission’s stop in Beijing, Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE and his delegation met with Vice Chairman Li Shihong and other senior members of the marketing and international cooperation departments of the China National Tourism Association (CNTA) to familiarise the organisation with the British Virgin Islands (BVI) as a tourism destination.

The Public Library Service of the Virgin Islands has confirmed plans to relocate the Road Town Library to Pasea Estate and to begin offering new services to the general public.

A special sitting to hear and determine applications for the issuance of new and renewal liquor licences will be held on Thursday, December 1 at the Magistrate Court, Prospect Reef at 10:00 a.m.

The Honorable Mr. Malcolm Davis-White, Queen’s Counsel (QC), has been appointed to act as Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court assigned to the Commercial Division in the Territory of the Virgin Islands, with effect from October 12 until December 2.

The Beijing chapter of the BVI Trade Mission began today, October 19.

Effective immediately and based on recent classification as a fire hazard, the BVI Post will no longer be accepting any Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices for shipment via parcels, eZone or Amerijet services.

The Asia Pacific Region remains a fundamental market for the British Virgin Islands as Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE concludes the first day of meetings during the BVI Asian Trade Mission.

Local author and historian, Dr. Quincy Lettsome will launch his latest book, ‘Virgin Islands: An Alphabetical Heritage’ on Wednesday, November 2.

After a week filled with events in observance of Fire Safety Awareness Week, the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service says it is pleased with the community support they received in response to efforts to highlight the importance of fire safety. 

The Government of the Virgin Islands today joins its regional counterparts - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – to raise awareness on the importance of statistics on the occasion of Caribbean Statistics Day, observed annually on October 15.