The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is celebrating another successful outcome from its Internship and Professional Development Programme, following the full-time employment of a former intern who entered the workforce through the Department’s training and placement initiatives.Mr. Rafael Del Rosario, who completed the Department’s Standard Workforce Readiness Training Programme, was placed with Harneys Fiduciary in 2025 as part of the Department’s structured internship programm...

Michelle Donovan Stevens has been appointed as Strategy and Policy Development Lead within the Premier’s Office. Donovan Stevens’ career in the Public Service spans over 15 years  of senior leadership experience as Director and Deputy Director of Human Resources.As Strategy and Policy Development Lead, Donovan Stevens will play a central role in strengthening and ensuring the effective execution of the public policy, planning, and monitoring and evaluation framework in alignment with the strat...

The Marine Safety Investigation and Reporting Authority (MSIRA), Premier’s Office, is investigating a fire involving a privately owned houseboat that occurred at Nanny Cay Marina on Thursday, 8 January 2026.The vessel, named “Kelly Jane”, is a 67-foot aluminum ferry-type craft that has been converted into a houseboat with extensive wooden customisations on the deck. The vessel, which belongs to a resident of St. Maarten, had been out of service for several months before the incident. “Two da...

The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA), working in support of the Government of the Virgin Islands, today, 12 January, signed a contract with Barry’s Electrical Services Ltd. for Design and Installation Services for Generator Connectivity at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital.The contract signing, for works valued at $845,530.76, marks an important step toward strengthening the electrical resilience and operational continuity of the Territory’s primary healthcare facility.Unde...

Nigel Caines has been appointed Chief Surveyor in the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change and brings over twenty-seven (27) years of service and experience in land surveying, having spent his entire career within the Land and Survey Department of the Virgin Islands Government. His appointment follows his service as Acting Chief Surveyor, during which he provided executive oversight of departmental operations, staff management, and cadastral administration.Beginning his ...

The RVIPF issued a ‘Wanted’ poster to the public yesterday Wednesday January 7, 2026 in relation to one Jazz Freeman. Freeman is wanted for questioning in relation to the possession of illegal firearm, explosives and controlled drugs. The poster noted that Freeman is known to frequent Purcell Estate, Free Bottom, Baugher’s Bay, Road Town and surrounding areas.Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is kindly asked to contact the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 368-9339, 368-9593 or 368-9...

Hello You! How have you been? It's eight days into the new year. Eight days already. A full week has gone. How are you adjusting? New year new, you or new year  old you with boundaries and clarity. Whichever it is, I hope you stand firm into your decisions because the choice is always yours.  The Year Has Started Gently A week into the yearand life already feels quieter, not empty,just settled. The fireworks are gone,the wine glasses washed,the village nights now memoriessoftly humming in my bon...

Virgin Islander and Director of the National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands (NPTVI), Dr. Cassander Titley-O'Neal, has been recently appointed by the Government of Bermuda  as a Commissioner to the Sargasso Sea Commission. The appointment is authorised under the Hamilton Declaration, established through two years of negotiations among governments with interests in the Sargasso Sea region or  high seas conservation.  The Hamilton Declaration was initially signed by the governments of the Azores...