Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has stated that two-hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) is allocated for Tourism Infrastructure Development as he emphasised the Government’s commitment to developing the Territory’s tourism product in the 2022 Budget Address. 

The BVI Airports Authority Ltd. will be conducting its biennial emergency simulation exercises at the Auguste George Airport, Anegada and the Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda.

Travelers to the Virgin Islands who are fully vaccinated can now present a RT-PCR or Approved Antigen SARS COV-2 negative test result, taken within 48-hours before arrival to the Territory.

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration is set to receive the largest share of $51.2 million or 14.3 percent of the recurrent allocations outlined in the 2022 budget.

Residents and visitors in West End, Tortola will be better prepared for emergencies after the installation of a new early warning siren at the West End Community Centre.

The Virgin Islands has experienced a noticeable increase in entrepreneurial activity during the past several months of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, and can look forward to this trend continuing in 2022.

Climate change continues to be a primary focus for the Virgin Islands, a sentiment also echoed by other Overseas Territories (OTs) at the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC), according to Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said that 32.73 percent of the development budget has been allocated to the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities as Government focusses on major construction projects to stimulate economic activity and create jobs during this COVID-19 period.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has said that steps have been taken for the re-establishment of the Civil Aviation Department in the Virgin Islands.

The Financial Services Institute at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) will be renamed the HLSCC Robert Mathavious Institute of Financial Services in honour of financial services stalwart, Dr. Robert Mathavious, OBE.