His Excellency the Governor Mr. John James Rankin, CMG was sworn in as 14^th Governor of the Virgin Islands at a ceremony on Friday January, 29.

I want to say Good Day and God’s Blessings to everyone, especially to our incoming Governor, Governor Rankin. On behalf of the people of the Virgin Islands and the Government of the Virgin Islands, I say welcome to the most beautiful place in the world. A place where you will find that there are 68 islands and islets. A place where everyone, as they used to say in the show Cheers, knows your name.

The public is advised that the departments of Inland Revenue and Information Technology (DoIT) located in the R. T. O’Neal Administration Complex will be temporarily closed for the remainder of today, Monday, February 1, 2021 until further notice.

A joint venture between local firms Tandem Development and D & B Heavy Equipment Services Limited has been approved to allow for the construction a state-of-the-art National Emergency Operations Centre, announced Premier and Minister for Finance Andrew Fahie at a signing ceremony yesterday afternoon.

Good day and God's Blessings to everyone. I am happy to see us moving forward with this project to construct a new fit-for-purpose building which will house the Department for Disaster Management (DDM) and the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), two crucial components of our disaster management apparatus.

Governor Designate Mr. John James Rankin, CMG will be sworn in as Governor of the British Virgin Islands on Friday, January 29, 2021 at the Save the Seed Centre, Duff’s Bottom, Tortola.

The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) would like to inform the public that the BVIPA’s reception desk is now located at the Administration Offices at Pasea Place.

Ten security and protection officers received His Excellency the Governor’s Medal for Meritorious Service at a recognition ceremony at the Old Government House Museum on Friday, January 22, 2021.

Senior Public Officers from the Territory had the opportunity to weigh in on UNESCO’s recent Futures of Education Webinar Series and shared plans for moulding responsible global citizens in the Territory.

Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said that the British Virgin Islands is seeking a “just outcome” in the Commission of Inquiry put forward by His Excellency the Governor, Augustus J. U. Jaspert.