The BVI Rugby Football Union team competed in Hong Kong’s 2017 Kowloon Tens tournament, advancing to the Cup quarter finals, before being knocked out in an extremely close game to Russian team Berdsk from Krasnoyarsk.

A below average 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season has been predicted by Forecasters from the Colorado State University (CSU) and AccuWeather.

The Claudia Creque Educational Centre on Anegada and the Jost Van Dyke Methodist Church Early Childhood Development Centre have been recertified as Safe Schools under the Virgin Islands Safe Schools Programme.

Deputy Governor Mrs. Rosalie Adams is acting in the Office of Governor until Wednesday, April 19.

Public and private school educators are prepared to implement the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) into their syllabi.

“The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has continued to take steps towards increasing the level of its transparency as well as enhance international cooperation capabilities and efficiency,” Leon Wheatley, Asia Representative of the BVI’s Financial Services Commission, told the 300 plus attendees at the Companies Registry’s Corporate Governance Roundtable, held at the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong.

Repair work will commence shortly on the Saint Thomas Bay Jetty and Cargo Ramp in Virgin Gorda.

Children participating in the Autism Centre’s Easter Camp will benefit from a presentation of craft supplies by Government’s Human Resources (HR) Professionals.

The public is notified that a recall has been issued for EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. Auto Injector manufactured by Meridian Medical Technologies and distributed by Mylan Specialty.

The third annual video competition which showcases the BVI’s talents through technology and innovation was launched on April 4.