As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, the Office of Gender Affairs is launching a Gender Awareness Programme (GAP).

The British Virgin Islands will have an additional cultural heritage attraction for both residents and visitors, when the doors open at the new Her Majesty’s Prison Museum on Main Street on December 6.

Director of the Department of Culture, Mrs. Luce Hodge-Smith has commended all participants for helping to make Virgin Islands Culture and Heritage Week a success.

BVI continues to improve the management and monitoring of the import and export of goods, as over 30 officers from Her Majesty’s Customs received training on the Harmonised Classification Coding System.

The International Tax Authority of the Government of the Virgin Islands is advising the public that Guidance Notes for the Common Reporting Standards (CRS) have been updated.

Fourteen of the Territory’s Safe Schools were recertified ‘Safe’, as the schools’ facilities are found to still be prepared to appropriately handle the impact of any hazard, and the schools continue to promote a culture that encourages the health and well-being of students and staff.

Chairman of the National Health and Wellness Advisory Council, Mr. Elton Georges has reinforced the message of the unhealthy impact of alcohol following Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day.

The Government of the Virgin Islands continues to make progress with its road rehabilitation programme that includes resurfacing, installing edge of roads, curb walls and slipper drains on all four major islands.

The Social Development Department is announcing its fifth annual ‘Clash of the Carolers’ slated for Sunday, December 11.

The Environmental Health Division is alerting food handlers on Jost Van Dyke that an educational Session will be held on Tuesday, December 6, at Rudy’s in Great Harbour.