The BVI Tourist Board & Film Commission and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force are urging the public to prioritize safety during the 70th Emancipation Festival Celebrations, especially during the Rise & Shine Tramps.

Motorists are asked to avoid blocking the entrance to the parking lot of the Office of the House of Assembly at any time. The office is located opposite the B&F Medical Centre in Road Town. The public’s cooperation is solicited.

The public is notified that the official opening ceremony for the Emancipation Exhibition that was schedule for this afternoon at 5:00 p.m. is postponed until August 12.

The public is notified that H.M. Customs will return to the Port Authority Administration Building in Port Purcell.

Persons wishing to travel by public transportation (taxi/bus) to various communities on the eastern and western ends of the Virgin Islands are asked to use the Market Square bus stop.

The Cabinet Office is notifying the public that the Service Commissions (Amendment) Bill 2024, which was introduced and read for the first time in the House of Assembly on Friday, 26^th July, 2024,

The Department of Solid Waste Management is stepping up its hurricane preparedness clean up and is inviting households to place their bulky waste next to community bins for collection during the evening between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. 

The Water and Sewerage Disconnection Schedule for the month of August as follows:

The Environmental Health Division will be hosting a virtual and an in person Food Handlers Training Course on Monday July 29 and Tuesday July 30.

The Office of the Deputy Governor wishes to advise owners of businesses who did not attend the June 3 Temporary Liquor Licence sitting at the Magistrate’s Court, that applications for a Temporary Liquor Licence must now be submitted to the Office of the Deputy Governor.