Statement by the Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull

                                                                                                 Statement by Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull

The audit on Assistance Grants has now been tabled and discussed in the House of Assembly, and is now available to the public with appropriate redactions. The audit was conducted in response to Commission of Inquiry Recommendation B12, and covered Assistance Grants issued between January 2019 and May 2022.

From March 13th to March 19th 2023, the Territory will pause to honour and celebrate the advancements made, and etch out solutions to the challenges faced in our Education system. 

Good day Madam Speaker. Having just observed the Hamilton Lavity Stoutt Holiday,

Madam Speaker, I am urged today to remind persons and especially property owners territory-wide, that all B.V.I. beaches are public. 

Today, on International Women's Day, we honour the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world. It is a day set aside to celebrate the strides made towards gender equality, while also recognizing the obstacles we still face.

In my Quarterly Review two weeks ago I referred to the Audits received from the Auditor General, including the Report on Government Contracts with EZ Shipping concerning the provision of barges and the Report on Government Contracts with Claude Skelton Cline.

His Excellency, the Governor Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held on 25th January, 2023 at the Premier's Conference Room. All Members were present.

A pleasant Good Morning to all the people of the Virgin Islands, especially those of you who are with us in person and those joining us online.