Health professionals are invited to participate in a Hypertension Workshop titled, ‘Beating the silent killer-prescribing the new international pharmacotherapy for hypertension’ on Thursday, September 23 via Zoom.

Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceutical Services, Mrs. Gracia Wheatley- Smith has said local healthcare professionals are to be trained on the latest hypertension treatment guidelines in a workshop next week.

By now, you would have seen the request for proposals that was released by the Ministry of Finance for consultancy services for a compensation review and job classification for the Public Service. The Department of Human Resources is cognisant of the fact that since 2002, there has not been a comprehensive salary review, neither has there been a service-wide increase to the salary scale.

Mrs. Giselle Jackman-Lumy was sworn in as an additional Magistrate to the Judiciary of the Virgin Islands by His Excellency the Acting Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr.

Ms. Rhonexie N. Anderson has been appointed Health and Safety Coordinator with the Department of Human Resources for the Public Service effective 30^th August, 2021.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting qualified, professional, experienced, and resourceful firms to conduct a comprehensive review of compensation throughout the Virgin Islands Public Service, inclusive of a job classification.

Customer Service Touch Terminals have been placed at ports of entry and highly trafficked government offices in an effort to continue to promote exceptional customer relations within the Public Service.

Educators across the Territory are engaged in a week of training from August 24 to August 26 before the opening of school on Monday, September 6.

The public is advised that the Inland Revenue Department office on Virgin Gorda has resumed in-person services.

To serve its clients safely, persons are encouraged to make appointments to visit the office online at www.bvips.org.

For questions or concerns, please contact the office directly at telephone 468-9725 or email bvitaxes@gov.vg or contact the Public Service Customer Service Care Centre via telephone at 468-3701.

As we live and work with COVID-19 the operations of the Public Service will continue. In an attempt to better serve our clients the public is notified that the Lands Unit has resumed services effective Wednesday 28 July 2021.