The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is reminding employers that employees who have been assigned to work during the upcoming holidays including Good Friday and Easter Monday, are to be paid in the prescribed manner.

The public is advised that the vaccination process is now open to everyone. Persons who have not received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine are encouraged to do so at one of the following locations on March 30 or 31.

The public is notified that Voter Registration is ongoing, and all eligible BVI citizens and belongers are encouraged to register to vote.

The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) would like to inform the public of the following Easter holiday schedule for the offices and warehouses on Tortola and Virgin Gorda.

The public is advised that the public consultation meeting on the proposed pieces of Trade Legislation: Business Licencing Act, 2020 and the Virgin Islands Investment Act, 2020 scheduled for today, Monday, March 29 has been postponed to Monday, April 12.

The public is notified that effective Tuesday, March 30, facilities such as the breezeway, conference rooms and grounds of the Ralph T. O’Neal Central Administration Complex will be closed to events.

Students, teachers, parents and guardians are notified that public schools will be closed from Thursday, April 1 to Friday, April 16 for the Easter break.

Employers, employees, legal practitioners and the public are notified that the Labour Arbitration Tribunal’s Hilary Term ends on Thursday, April 1.

The Office of the Deputy Governor is reminding the public that according to Section 42(1) of the Liquor Licence Ordinance, Cap 106, all premises, not including hotels and clubs, on which intoxicating liquors are sold, exposed, or kept for sale by retail shall not be opened on Good Friday, April 2.

The public is notified that the Government of the Virgin Islands’ Praise and Thanksgiving Service scheduled for today Sunday, March 28 is postponed until further notice.