The appropriate recognitions have already been made, so it should be sufficient to say, good morning to everyone. As Minister for Education and Culture I want to extend a warm Virgin Islands welcome to our guests from the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), and also to my fellow Caribbean brothers and sisters that through the advances of technology are watching this presentation live, as it is being streamed by CXC.

The Leader of the Opposition and Member for the Third District to ask the Minister for Communications and Works the following questions:

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE said he is pleased with the announcement by BVI Airways that its first BAe Avro RJ100  regional four engine jet, the Spirit of the Virgin Islands, will be arriving in the Territory at the end of this week for customary and usual flight demonstration and ground personnel training.

The Premier of the Virgin Islands is today urging the UK Government to ensure the BVI – and other Overseas Territories – have high-level engagement in the Brexit negotiations.

We refer to reports in online media that the Financial Services Commission has concerns in respect to the survivability of the National Bank of the Virgin Islands.

Good morning,

I am honoured to be among family and friends this morning as we celebrate the golden milestone of our newest centenarian, Mrs. Henrietta Smith. 

I was surprised to see an article in BVI Platinum calling for the Premier to come clean, following a discussion with the Governor on 25^th October, during which he stated that there were documents under discussion by cabinet that had not yet been released.

It is a pleasure to be here in this magnificent city which boasts the best of China and exemplifies the ambitions of China’s go global strategy. 

Good morning.  This is truly a historic moment for the BVI, poised as we are to sign this Strategic Cooperation Agreement between the Administrative Commission of the Tianjin Binhai New Area CBD and the Government of the BVI.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

Before I begin my remarks I want to welcome you all here today. This is my fifth visit to Hong Kong.  Between 2004 when I first visited and now our relationship has reached a new dimension.  I would like to especially commend Russell Harrigan for bringing together the Hong Kong business community in this fashion to facilitate discussion of critical developments in the BVI of relevance to industry here.  Each time I come I am reminded of the camaraderie that exists between many of you and those of us in the BVI and of the friends we have made here over the years.