Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering has welcomed the commitment to provide the BVI with technical assistance for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.

Environment Week ended on Saturday June 10, with a solemn Sunrise Praise and Worship Service at the Queen Elizabeth II Park.

Staff of the Conservation and Fisheries Department took a dive at Long Bay, Beef Island and retrieved several bags of trash that were lodged in the sand under the ocean waves.

The Acting Chief Conservation and Fisheries Officer, Mr. Kelvin Penn and several members of staff and their families are pictured on at the Church of God (Prophecy) in Huntum’s Ghut, Tortola.

The owners of derelict and possibly abandoned vessels moored in the Sea Cow’s Bay Harbour, are asked to have them removed as soon as possible.

The public is invited to comment on the suitability of the applicants nominated to represent an academic or research organisation on the Climate Change Trust Fund Board.

The public is invited to ‘Wear Something Green’ on Friday, June 9 in solidarity and observance of Environment Week 2017.

The public is invited to participate in the Adult Nature Scavenger Hunt on Friday, June 10, in observance of Environment Week 2017.

People and their relationship to the environment will be in focus when the Territory observes Environment Week 2017.

On behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands, I welcome you here today, as we launch this Hydrology Study, to assess the Territory’s vulnerability to the risks associated with flooding.