The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports is accepting scholarship applications for the 2024/2025 academic year in the following priority areas of study

The Town and Country Planning Department is advising the public that all applications for requests relating to development, subdivisions, and electrical should be submitted to tcpapplications@gov.vg.

Doctors, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and caregivers are invited to participate in the ‘Prescribing for the Elderly’ virtual workshop on Thursday February 29 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The public is notified that the Department of Waste Management will be hosting a community meeting for the residents of Anegada on Monday, February 19 from 11:00 a.m. at the community centre. 

The public is advised that the Department of Labour and Workforce Development offices on Tortola and Virgin Gorda will be closed at noon Friday, February 16, to accommodate the department's General Staff Meeting.

The public is notified that the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports will be serving the public with a skeletal staff to facilitate a ministry-wide planning day. 

The Department of Immigration will be holding office hours on Anegada and Jost Van Dyke in the month of March to facilitate extensions to Landing Permits for visitors, extensions to Entry Permits for work permit holders and other general queries for applications with the Department. 

Parents and guardians who are desirous of  having students placed in the Virgin Islands public school system are reminded that the registration process for the 2024-2025 academic school year began on January 2 and ends on April 30.  Parents are encouraged to pay attention to the registration period and submit application forms on time for placement.

The Environmental Health Division is alerting the public that the in-person Food Handlers Training scheduled for today February 8 is postponed due to the adverse weather conditions.

The public is advised that due to ongoing remedial works, the Magistracy on Tortola will not reopen for in-person hearings as scheduled.