The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for construction of the new Social Home in East End, Jost Van Dyke.

National Epidemiologist Ms. Harmonie Brewley-Massiah has confirmed 44 cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) across 10 preschools and day care centres in the Territory.

In enhancing the guest welcome experience, the Immigration Department has launched Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks to expedite entry for returning VI citizens holding British Virgin Islands or United Kingdom passports to the Territory.

Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands, Mrs. Corine George-Massicote is leading a three-member delegation to the annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Canada.   

Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Mrs. Nadia Demming-Hodge has confirmed that detainee Ms. Ianna Thomas has been recaptured.

Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Mrs. Nadia Demming-Hodge is asking the public to be on the lookout for Guyanese national Ms. Ianna Thomas who escaped from the department’s temporary detention facility at Hotel Castle Maria.

Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. is Acting Governor effective from August 21 to September 4, 2022 in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG who is out of the Territory.

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has stated that the late former USVI Governor Dr. Charles Turnbull was an “illustrious son of the Greater Virgin Islands”.

The Ministry of Finance is informing the public of the cancellation of the tender notice for law revision services as the Government of the Virgin Islands has decided to pursue another option to achieve the objective of the tender.

Mr. Jeremiah Frett has been confirmed to the post of Financial Secretary, having acted in the post since January 2021.