It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE.

People of the Virgin Islands, I greet you on this our 25th anniversary of Culture Week here in the Virgin Islands. The very fitting theme is “Revitalizing Virgin Islands Culture.” I have a few crucial things to convey to you.

The work of rebuilding the home, infrastructure and commercial properties in the Virgin Islands has been progressing well, especially during recent times.

As Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture it gives me great pleasure today to applaud UNESCO’s efforts in guiding the Education 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals. 

I extend greetings to everyone at home and abroad. According to the World Health Organization, chronic diseases continue to be on the incline globally. It is expected to surge from 46 percent of the world’s population to 57 percent by 2020. Almost half of the chronic disease-caused deaths are attributable to cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.

Good morning to everyone.  It is my pleasure to welcome all of you here to this very important training that will benefit governments across the region. 

Good morning All, It’s been a while since our last catch up, thank you for coming. It has been, as always, a busy period not least with supporting ongoing hurricane preparedness and recovery efforts. 

Attached are the Cabinet Decisions........

It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning for the launch of this very important project aimed at strengthening our resilience as we continue on our recovery journey following the events of 2017.

Good morning. I am delighted to join with the previous speakers in celebration of this highly relevant and timely Emergency Shelter Repair project, which is made possible through the generous financial support of the European Union through its Disaster Fund.