The public is invited to come out in numbers on Thursday, March 5 and Sunday, March 8 to participate in the praise and thanksgiving services focused on thanking and petitioning God for favour on the Territory.

Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Culture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley, said the late Honourable H. Lavity Stoutt was a great leader who was focused on the development of the people of the Virgin Islands.

The Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP) will be re launched on March 30 and re-assigned under the ambit of the House of Assembly, in keeping with the Commonwealth Parliament best practices.

A ceremony to recognise the contribution of educators and award students for the year will mark the opening of Education Week 2020.

Phase One of repairs to the Old Government House Museum will commence soon following the signing of a contract in the amount of $65,710.80 with Krezmor Construction.

His Excellency the Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert convened a meeting this morning to discuss the Territory’s strategic response to the ongoing global Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley, is said to have had a successful tour of  several educational institutions in Hertfordshire and Essex Counties in the United Kingdom.

Minister for Education Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley has said that the opportunity to network with fellow Education Ministers at the Fifth Education Ministers Action Group Meeting in London was particularly timely and beneficial with education reform being one of his key priorities.

Officials at the Ministry of Health and Social Development have announced that there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the British Virgin Islands.

Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. met last week with Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mrs. Erica Smith- Penn to discuss the way forward in returning the Jury Bill to the House of Assembly.