An 18 month sea-bed mapping project and hydrographic survey on a specified 13.5 square miles (or 35 square kilometres) area off the coast of Tortola, was completed last month.

Travellers in to and out of the Territory are reminded that all monetary instruments in excess of $10,000 being imported and exported must be declared to Her Majesty’s Customs Department. 

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Mr. Kye Rymer is urging motorists to pay attention to the expiration date on the new licensing sticker in order to remain compliant with the Road Traffic Act.

The Government of the Virgin Islands, through the Ministry of Communications and Works, is continuing rehabilitation works to repair damage caused to the Territory's roads in 2010 as a result of Tropical Storm Otto.

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has launched the November 2015 edition of the Disaster Digest magazine under the theme “Evidenced Based Comprehensive Disaster Management: A highlight of Sector Successes.”

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE, joins the Territory in remembering the life and legacy of the late Mr. A. O. Shirley, MBE.

Small business owners and other persons interested in refining their business management skills are invited to register for the third session in the series of entrepreneurial training. 

The Trade and Consumer Affairs Department has been renamed the Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs.

The Family Support Network (FSN), the British Virgin Islands’ non-governmental organisation working to fight domestic violence, received a donation of supplies last month courtesy the Jost Van Dyke School.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development is advising residents that an alert has been issued for the Caribbean region as a result of cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus that have occurred.