Thank you Mister Speaker, for this opportunity to make this statement to this Honourable House. As Premier and Leader of Government Business, I wish to express gratitude on behalf of the Government and on my own behalf, as well as that of all Virgin Islanders and residents, to all persons who have contributed in some

It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Lester Bird KHN, MP. Sir Lester served as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004 and held several other ministerial posts over the course of his 38 years as parliamentarian and politician.

Good evening to everyone tuning in locally and abroad, I am Minster for Health and Social Development Carvin Malone, here with a COVID-19 Response update for the Virgin Islands.           The last time I provided an update, we were still managing the drastic increase of local active COVID-19 cases due to community spread which led

Good evening and God’s Blessings to all the people of the Virgin Islands and beyond. Let me say once again, Happy Emancipation to all.  August is our emancipation month and this year we were not able to celebrate our four-day Emancipation activities physically, the traditional way.  Instead, we celebrated virtually and were able to pause

REMARKS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE NATALIO D. WHEATLEY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, CULTURE, YOUTH AFFAIRS, FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE AT 2021 EMANCIPATION SERVICE SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 Good day and God’s blessings.  This year’s emancipation holidays fall within a difficult period of BVI history.  Still reeling from the most devastating hurricanes in our history, we are in the

STATEMENT BY PREMIER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE HONOURABLE ANDREW A. FAHIE UPDATE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: SAINT LUCIA ELECTION & CHANGING OF CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL 31st JULY, 2021 On behalf of the Government and people of the Virgin Islands, I would like to congratulate the new Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, The Honourable Philip J. Pierre, on

Emancipation Service 2021 will be held virtually this year to ensure that people continue to remain safe during COVID-19. According to the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley, this year’s service will reflect our ancestral history and emancipation story.  In addition, a special

Residents of the Virgin Islands who wish to receive the Pfizer or Johnson and Johnson vaccines can now do so with the introduction of the BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble initiative. The BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble initiative was designed to enhance the current COVID-19 response and mitigation efforts of the Ministry of Health and Social Development, by providing

STATEMENT BY PREMIER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE HONOURABLE ANDREW A. FAHIE ON THE CABINET DECISION TO APPOINT MINISTERIAL POLITICAL ADVISERS 26TH  JULY, 2021 Good day and God’s Blessings to all Virgin Islanders and residents. I wish to set the record straight on some misinformation that is being intentionally promoted by Members of Her Majesty’s Loyal