Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer has said that 12 of the 16 kiosks at the Road Town Market Square are near completion and the remaining four are slated to be completed by December 2022.

Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Honourable Melvin Turnbull has been been nominated to serve as a Co-Chair of the Conservation Caucus and an OECS Assembly Member of the Ninth Council of Ministers of Environment and Sustainability.

Residents on the Sister Island are invited to complete a Public Service Survey that pertains to receiving Government services, identifying issues, and finding solutions to critical issues.

Business owners of bars, nightclubs and restaurants across the Virgin Islands were engaged in a series of public consultations on the Liquor Licence Act.

The Bill seeks to modernise the Territory’s legal framework with respect to the sale, supply and consumption of liquor.

The Virgin Islands’ delegation led by Minister for Communication and Works the Honourable Kye Rymer to the recently concluded Routes World 2022 forum in Las Vegas, USA is said to have scored some very promising leads for increasing airlift to the Territory.

The public is notified that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour is not accepting any new applications for Crown Lands until further notice, as the distribution of lands is currently under review as part of the Commission of Inquiry reform process to satisfy recommendation B30 (Disposal of Crown Land Policy).

Madam Speaker, as we approach the start of the 2022-2023 cruise season and strive to enhance our service standard, the Taxi and Livery Commission, in conjunction with the Ministry of Communication and Works, will be undertaking a few initiatives, including the establishment of a Public Transportation Dispatching Unit under the Taxi and Livery Commission, and a review of the Taxi Tariff.

Madam Speaker, the Ministry of Communications and Works commenced in earnest the works at the Market Square in 2021, and we are anticipating the completion of this project will be in the 1st Quarter of 2023.

The Civil Registry and Passport Office will remain closed to the public on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.