His Excellency, the Governor Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held on 12th May, 2021, which was held at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room.
I extend greetings to all in the BVI, the Caribbean region and the world. Mr. Speaker, the last update on the COVID-19 Situation was issued on 5th May 2021. As of today, 13th May 2021, 32,057 tests were conducted on individuals swabbed throughout the Territory and evaluated at the Dr. D Orlando Smith Hospital.
Mister Speaker, for some years now, the Department of Culture has celebrated International Museum Day whilst placing a focus on our Territory’s museums. Mr. Speaker, if you recall, last year, the celebrations for International Museum Day were completely virtual and were highlighted through the release of a virtual exhibition in a two-part series entitled, “From Perreen Georges to Noel Lloyd: Heroes and Freedom Fighters.”
Topic: Sports and Recreation | Posted By: smaduro-skelton
Friday, 14 May 2021 - 10:47am
Mister Speaker, I take this opportunity to update this Honourable House on my Ministry’s support of sports development and to report on some of our athletes as they continue to promote the Territory through their outstanding performances.
Topic: House of Assembly, Water and Sewerage | Posted By: DSmith
Thursday, 13 May 2021 - 5:29pm
Mister Speaker, I’ve been made aware of an island-wide water interruption on the island of Anegada. Mister Speaker this is due to a transformer that is no longer working. I can assure you that the teams of the Water and Sewerage Department, they are working alongside with the BVI Electricity Corporation to rectify this matter, in the most expeditious manner possible.
Topic: Farmers and Fisherfolks, House of Assembly, Novel Coronavirus | Posted By: DSmith
Thursday, 13 May 2021 - 5:10pm
You would recall that shortly after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic in March 2020, we in the BVI were presented with a grim projection – based on the scientific data - that unless decisive preventative steps were taken, the Territory was looking at getting 3,700 coronavirus cases in our small population.
His Excellency, the Governor Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held on 28th April, 2021, which was held at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room.
Topic: Information (including monitoring of broadcast media and press) | Posted By: lstevens
Monday, 10 May 2021 - 12:38pm
Good day and God's Blessings to all the people of the Virgin Islands and beyond.
I wish to categorically condemn and debunk, as malicious and fake-news, an article that began circulating this morning on internet and social media channels under the headline, “FINANCIAL INSPECTION: Andrew Fahie risks 10 years in prison for Virgin Islanders using his new app to "get rich too fast"”, and with a sub-headline that states – and I quote: “Virgin Islander citizens are already raking in millions of dollars from home using this "wealth loophole" - but is it legitimate?”
I extend morning Greetings to all here in the BVI, the Region and the World.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate, and we are deeply saddened by its rising death toll as health systems and economies far and near buckle under the strain of second and third waves of infection.
Topic: Education, Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) | Posted By: smaduro-skelton
Friday, 7 May 2021 - 9:52am
A few weeks ago, during the Seventh Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly held on April 15, I provided an update on the education sector in which I reported that Cabinet had decided to reduce the six-feet social distancing requirement of six feet to three feet to facilitate an increase in the number of students being able to access onsite instruction in schools throughout the Territory. As I indicated then, this reduction has now made it possible for all primary school students to return to onsite instruction.