It gives me great pleasure to join the people of the Virgin Islands in congratulating Dame Janice Mecedis Pereira, DBE on her appointment to His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council as announced on 28th August, 2024. This prestigious accolade is a fitting testament to her distinguished career and unwavering commitment to justice across the region.

The public is notified that the office of the Ministry of Communications and Works will be closed for the remainder of today, Thursday, August 29, due to emergency maintenance works.

For assistance during this partial closure, please call 468-4219.  Any inconvenience caused is regretted.

Statement by

Premier of the Virgin Islands

Hon. Natalio D. Wheatley

on the passing of Mr. Elroy A. Turnbull

On behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands and my family, I join with the entire community in expressing condolences to the family and loved ones of Mr. Elroy A. Turnbull, who recently passed on 22 August, 2024.

I join with the people of the Virgin Islands in mourning the death of another one of our community stalwarts, Mrs. Rita Frett Georges, MBE.

Governor Daniel Pruce has assented to the Crown Lands Management Act, 2024 today.

The public is being informed that the Ministry of Health and Social Development, located at the Vorinica’s House of Commerce in Long Bush, will be closed for the remainder of the day because of the impending Tropical Storm.

The Ministry of Finance is encouraging all relevant businesses and individuals to participate in the 2024 Business Conditions Survey.

The public is informed that the Premier’s Office, located on the First Floor of Cutlass Tower in Road Town, has resumed regular operations today August 13.

The Government of The Virgin Islands in an effort to improve its ability to sustainable manage the marine and terrestrial environment through bridging the gaps of environmental information has secured funding from the Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity Programme (RESEMBID) for a project titled “Strengthening The Virgin Islands’ Water Quality Monitoring Programme to Inform Effective Environmental Management and Spatial Planning.”