Good day and God’s blessings to the people of the Virgin Islands.  I come before you as Minister of Education to give you an update on the 2020-21 academic school year.

Buenas tardes a todos,

Sé que los anuncios de que tenemos más casos de COVID-19, lo que significa que el Territorio ahora está clasificado con "grupos de casos", será de gran preocupación para todos. Se está realizando un seguimiento intensivo de contactos y más pruebas. Los kits de prueba, el equipo de laboratorio y la máquina de prueba rápida suministrados por el Reino Unido contribuyen a la velocidad a la que se puede hacer esto.

Good Afternoon All,

I know that the announcements that we have further cases of Covid-19 meaning the Territory is now classified as having ‘clusters of cases’ will be of great concern to everyone. Intensive contact tracing and further testing is underway. The test kits, lab equipment and rapid testing machine supplied by the UK are contributing to the speed at which this can be done.

Ladies and gentlemen, Good Evening. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in mid-March 2020 and resultantly, the Government of the Virgin Islands took immediate and decisive measures to protect lives and livelihoods.

People of the Virgin Islands, good morning, and God’s blessings.

You would have seen the 11:00 a.m. update from the Department of Disaster Management, which stated that although showers and gusty winds continue around the Territory, the Tropical Storm Warning for the BVI has been lifted as Tropical Storm Laura moves away.

A pleasant good morning to all.

The centre of Tropical Storm Laura passed the Territory early this morning, and we can be grateful for the news that there are no reports of major damage.

Damas y Caballeros, buenas noches. Como se le informó el miércoles por la noche, un miembro de nuestra comunidad dio positivo por COVID-19 luego de ser admitido en el Hospital Dr. D. Orlando Smith el 17 de agosto de 2020, y permanece hospitalizado. 

Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. As reported to you on Wednesday evening, a member of our community tested positive for COVID-19 following admission to the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital on 17^th August 2020, and remains hospitalised.

No doubt, many of you would have seen that earlier today, forecasters placed the Territory under Tropical Storm Warning as we await the imminent approach of Tropical Storm Laura.

By now, most of you have seen or heard reports of the latest system, Tropical Storm Laura, approaching the British Virgin Islands.