Delegation to Engage in Strategic Meetings, Forums, and Industry Summits

The Environmental Health Division  is joining regional partners in observing Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week 2026 from May 11–15, under the theme “Stop Disease Transmission, Start Source Reduction.”This year’s campaign places a strong emphasis on empowering communities across the Virgin Islands to take practical action against mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika.The message is clear: while the mosquito may be small, its impact on public health is significant.  Thr...

Celebrating the Sea, Culture, and Conservation of the British Virgin Islands

New In-Person Format to Deepen Industry Collaboration and Global Market Engagement

There is a profound simplicity about JFK’s inaugural address.  It stresses responsibility especially of the fortunate to those of lesser fortune.It was neither myopic, xenophobic nor insular.  And yet, on the current geopolitical landscape, such a speech could still be torn to shreds and the reader, in scorn, placed on the extreme end of some scale.But the message to the individual was clear.  “Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.”  That represented ...

THE GOLDEN SHOVEL SERIES PART 4 Penned by Sharon Flax Brutus

Guavaberry Media has received correspondence from a group of concerned citizens across the Virgin Islands in response to advertised pageant ‘Miss Philippines BVI’. “Concerned citizens and cultural advocates within the Virgin Islands are expressing growing concern over what they describe as a continued lack of response, acknowledgment, and meaningful engagement from government officials regarding matters affecting Virgin Islands culture, heritage, and national identity.The concerns includes th...

Road rehabilitation and improvement projects, which is one of the Ministry of Communications and Works Top Priority Projects, is progressing in the Sea Cows Bay area. The work is intended to improve roadway safety and longevity, upgrade underground utilities and reduce future maintenance disruptions.Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Kye Rymer empathised with motorists as they are experiencing traffic disruptions. He said, “I understand the frustration that residents and the motor...