Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to provide an update on the work being done by the Recreation Trust to ensure the fullest and most beneficial use of all public recreation grounds and other recreational facilities throughout the Territory. 

Fourteen teams are competing in the 2021 Industrial Bowling League being hosted by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and teams have been preforming well.

The public is invited to attend the Industrial Bowling league games this week.

Industrial Bowling Teams can now register for the 2021 Bowling League.

Registration is now open to Government offices and private companies for the 2021 Industrial Bowling League to be held on February 22.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has said that the organisation of sports in the Territory is expected to be revolutionised with the introduction of the Virgin Islands National Sports Council Bill to the House of Assembly.

The Government of the Virgin Islands has signed a contract for $100,000 with AGS Construction for work on Phase II of the Jeffrey Caines Sports Arena in Virgin Gorda.

The Recreation Trust, appointed by Cabinet on July 15, to ensure the fullest and most beneficial use of all recreational facilities in the Territory, held its first meeting this month.

The public is notified that the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Ward’s Building is temporarily closed today, Tuesday, August 11.

The RDA now invites quotations from eligible and qualified Suppliers for the supply of Sporting Equipment at the Jeffery A. Canes Sports Complex site located at Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.