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The BVI Social Security Board is a statutory body responsible for managing the Social Security Fund and providing a range of social security benefits to eligible residents of the British Virgin Islands.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Administering Benefits: The Board ensures that individuals receive essential benefits, including retirement pensions, disability benefits, sickness and maternity benefits, and survivor benefits.
  • Managing Contributions

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Nosce te ipsum, is Latin for “Know thyself.” To help you answer the question, “What’s your story?” we thought it best to help you understand ours.

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Mission Statement
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The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. 

UNESCO has 195 Members and eight Associate Members of which the British Virgin Islands has been associated since 1983. UNESCO is governed by the General Conference and the Executive Board. The Secretariat, headed by the Director-General, implements the decisions of these two bodies. The

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The BVI Allied Health Professionals Council is a statutory body that regulates and oversees the practice of allied health professionals in the British Virgin Islands. The Council ensures that practitioners meet the necessary qualifications and adhere to professional standards, ensuring public safety and well-being.

Responsibilities:

  • Licensing & Registration: Ensures all allied health professionals are properly licensed and registered to

Ministries

The Ministry of Communications and Works is the arm of Government responsible for the infrastructural development of the Territory.  This responsibility is achieved through departments, statutory bodies and committees.

Mission

The Ministry of Communications and Works is dedicated to ensuring the continued development and maintenance of public infrastructure in keeping with international standards so that public utilities are reliable and

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The Department of Culture serves as a focal point for the preservation and development of the culture and traditions of the Virgin Islands.

Our primary responsibility is the preservation of our cultural heritage in accordance with the legislative dictates and the Cabinet to provide services in the most efficient manner.

In pursuing our objectives, the Department of Culture:

  • Serves as

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The Early Education Advisory Committee is a statutory body in the British Virgin Islands dedicated to enhancing early childhood education across the territory. The committee works to ensure that every child in the BVI has access to high-quality early education, laying a strong foundation for their future academic and personal growth.

By collaborating with educators, parents, and government agencies, the

Ministries

The Premier is an elected official, head of the Government of the Virgin Islands and leader of the Territory. The Premier is a member of Cabinet, National Security Council and House of Assembly. The Premier is the leader of government business who coordinates the development and implementation of government's legislative agenda across ministries and statutory bodies.

The Premier’s Office is

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The Customs Department, one of the revenue-collecting departments of the Government of the Virgin Islands, is responsible for collecting and accounting for a substantive amount of the Territory’s annual revenue.

The department is also engaged in the protection of society by the prevention and interdiction of restricted and prohibited goods from entering the Virgin Islands.

The Customs Department is also

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The Department of Waste Management is primarily responsible for the collection and disposal of solid waste, while protecting human health and the environment by minimizing adverse impacts on all residents and visitors of the Virgin Islands (British).  This is done through the development and implementation of effective and efficient waste management programmes.

Vision

To provide the Virgin Islands (British) with