Trefle is September’s Business of the Month as the Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs continues its efforts to promote and assist small businesses in the Territory. 

A team of persons from the Ministries of Education and Culture and Health and Social Development will be conducting baseline data collection in primary schools from September 14 as Government prepares to launch the Healthy Lifestyle School Intervention programme.

A commitment to improve procurement and supply chain management was made by members of the public and private sectors following the completion of a two day workshop. 

District officers from the Sister Islands are participating in a one day course at the Department of Disaster Management aimed at building capacity in the area of emergency communications.

Over 150 residents of Virgin Gorda attended a meeting held by the National Health Insurance Implementation Team on the sister island on Wednesday evening, to get answers to their questions and have their concerns addressed about the new National Health Insurance (NHI) programme.

A campaign designed to further strengthen the British Virgin Islands’ internationally recognised financial services sector and increase the awareness and engagement of its population in the process, will be launched here next week.

Thirty-one students have been inducted into the Technical/Vocational Education and Training Apprenticeship (TVET) Programme, a joint programme of the Ministry of Education and Culture and H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. The induction was held during an opening ceremony on Tuesday, September 8.

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region has issued its final report on the 2015 General Election held in the Virgin Island on June 8, 2015.

The National Risk Assessment (NRA) Council wishes to thank the businesses and organisations from the various sectors of the economy who participated in phases I and II of the NRA exercise. 

The establishment of the unit was among recommendations outlined by international consulting firm, McKinsey and Company which was commissioned to develop a strategic plan to chart the future of the financial services industry.