Creating healthy individuals and presenting healthier meal options were the focus of activities to observe Caribbean Nutrition Day, yesterday June 1.

Awareness programmes, activities and events for interested persons of all ages are planned as the Territory observes Environment Week 2016.

The Territory’s men will be encouraged to live more holistic and healthier lifestyles this month being observed as Men’s Health Month.

The Territory has joined the global fight to shut down child pornography websites and to remove online images of child sexual abuse.

For the first time since the enactment of the Trade Marks Act 2013 and the Trade Marks Rules 2015, BVI Finance and the Virgin Islands Association of Registered Trade Mark Agents (ARTMA) attended the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) annual meeting. 

The Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly is the recipient of a donation of $1500 by Quality Construction.

A beautification schedule has been put in place for Road Town which includes painting the city once a month.

Members of the community were on the move at yesterday's opening ceremony of the Queen Elizabeth II Park (QEII Park) and children's playground.

The Ministry of Communications and Works in collaboration with the Public Works Department is reminding motorists of upcoming road works in the Territory.

The statutory deadline of Tuesday, May 31 for US FATCA reporting obligations under the agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the British Virgin Islands to improve tax compliance and to implement FATCA has been extended to Friday, June 17.