Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceutical Services, Mrs. Gracia Wheatley- Smith has announced that a workshop to address the issue of medication errors will be conducted next Thursday, March 24.

Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has stated that “culture is a driver of development, and at a time of change, we must broaden the debate about development to harness culture’s transformative power.”

Students, first responders and other residents of the Virgin Islands joined the rest of the Caribbean and Latin America to practise the safest way to respond in case of an earthquake and tsunami as part of Caribe Wave.

Three detainees who escaped the Department of Immigration detention facility on Friday, March 11 have been recaptured. The search is still ongoing for the others who remain at large. 

The Department of Labour and Workforce Development and the British Virgin Islands Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association are partnering to source employers for persons who have completed the Employability Skills Training Programme.

Persons, as well as agencies, who were unable to complete the COVID-19 Stimulus Feedback Form in 2021, are asked to do so by April 14, 2022.  

Stakeholders were engaged this week in a five (5) day workshop featuring technical and practical applications of coral reef monitoring best practices and information sharing.

An intense search is underway for five detainees who escaped immigration detention early this morning Friday, March 11.

 Eleven women and four girls were recognised for their contribution to the Territory’s climate change and disaster risk reduction management agenda as part of International Women’s Day activities.  

Acting in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Holidays Act (Cap 199), as amended, Cabinet has approved the following public holidays for 2022.