An Occupation Health and Safety Sub-committee is now activated to address the health, safety and well-being of workers, especially those who are the most vulnerable to occupational diseases and accidents.

Workers from the Ministry of Communications and Works are pictured grooming the landscape of the Central Administration Complex (CAC) prior to the arrival of public officers.

The public is informed that a GIS Special titled “ILO World Day for Safety and Health at Work,” featuring local businesses and organisations that have embarked on progressive employee wellness programmes in the Territory, isavailable for viewing online, todayFriday, April 28.

The Claudia Creque Educational Centre on Anegada and the Jost Van Dyke Methodist Church Early Childhood Development Centre have been recertified as Safe Schools under the Virgin Islands Safe Schools Programme.

The public is informed that the parking lot, in the vicinity of the Virgin Gorda ferry terminal, will be partially closed for rehabilitation road works on Sunday, February 26.

The Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS) has been added to the list of Safe Schools under the Safe School programme led by the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture. 

The Government of the Virgin Islands is taking urgent action to assess and address the air quality situation at the Registry of the Supreme Court.

The Government of the Virgin Islands through the Facilities Management Unit has installed a temporary 250 ton Chiller Unit at the Central Administration Complex.

The Labour Department housed in the Ashley Ritter Building has temporarily relocated to Conference Room number two in the Central Administration Complex, until further notice, following flooding and damage to the offices and equipment.

The departments of Labour and Internal Audit housed in the Ashley Ritter Building are currently closed to the public until further notice.....