Persons who have been contacted to collect housing assistance material from the Festival Grounds are being advised to do so by December 31, 2017. Collection hours are between 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Persons are advised to call 541-1192 to have their questions or inquiries addressed.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting the public to review the document for Public Consultation on the Recovery and Development of the British Virgin Islands by visiting bvi.gov.vg.

The document for Public Consultation on the Recovery and Development of the British Virgin Islands is now available online on bvi.gov.vg.

The Ministry of Communications and Works is informing the public that the west bound lanes of the Walter James Francis highway between the Road Town Roundabout and Pasea Estate will be closed tomorrow, December 21, 2017 from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Director of Public Prosecutions Kim Hollis QC has said that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has continued to serve the Territory of the Virgin Islands since the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. 

The BVI Airports Authority is pleased to announce the resumption of its night operations. The T.B. Lettsome International Airport is now open from 7am thru 9pm effective immediately.

As you are all well aware, a curfew has been in place across the Virgin Islands since the passage of Hurricane Irma in September.   Since the Curfew was first imposed between the hours of 1800 and 0600, the National Security Council and Cabinet have kept the need for a curfew and its hours under constant review, working with the advice and the guidance of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).  This has seen a gradual reduction in its hours.

Madame Speaker, immediately following the passage of Hurricane Irma, on September 11 I held a meeting with the Territory’s insurance providers and one with the Territory’s banks at the NEOC, which was at the hospital at that time. In that meeting, insurance companies assured the Government that they are ready to address claims and I was surprised that two companies had already started their claims process during those very uncertain days.   I also received assurances that their re-insurers were prepared to pay out claims. 

Madame Speaker, I am pleased to provide this update to this Honourable House on the progress of the Territory’s recovery from the devastations of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Madam Speaker, as the Government of the Virgin Islands continues to work tirelessly to address the needs of the people of this Territory in the aftermath of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, I bring before this Honourable House updates on initiatives being spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Social Development.