Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has announced that students in the Territory will return to their classrooms for the 2021-2022 Academic School Year.

The Office of the Supervisor of Elections has announced that Voter Registration is ongoing, and that eligible persons must register by September 6 to be included on the 2021 Preliminary Voters’ List. 

The first voyage of the BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble initiative set sail to St. John on August 3 with 59 passengers, 33 of whom were children.

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM)’s  Acting Director Mr. Jasen Penn is urging all BVI residents to complete their seasonal preparedness activities as the region moves into the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season with two potential systems brewing in the Atlantic basin.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is requesting tenders for the Collection of Solid Waste in Tortola from Zone 1 through 6; North Sound and The Valley, Valley Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke.

The Government of the Virgin Islands has announced that recipients of the COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Grants are to complete a mandatory COVID-19 Stimulus Feedback form.

Today, the public is invited to join in the Culmination Service to officially mark the ending of the 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting for the Virgin Islands. 

Emancipation Service 2021 will be held virtually this year to ensure that people continue to remain safe during COVID-19.

Residents of the Virgin Islands who wish to receive the Pfizer or Johnson and Johnson vaccines can now do so with the introduction of the BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble initiative.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development has confirmed that eight more COVID related deaths were recorded over the last week bringing the total number of deaths in the Virgin Islands to 31.