Greetings!  I am Myron V. Walwyn, Minister for Education and Culture, and I am pleased to offer congratulatory remarks to the Fifth Formers of the Secondary Schools of the Territory of the Virgin Islands, who have completed their graduation requirements and are today celebrating their achievements with their teachers and parents.

Biras Creek Resort has been one of the BVI’s leading hotel properties for several decades and has served the people of the BVI well. In recent years, since 2006 it has been operated by Mr. David Johnson under his Victor International Properties brand, through a leasehold arrangement with Biras Creek Resorts.

I extend heartiest congratulations to the class of 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Culture and admonish you first to be thankful for what you have achieved here at HLSCC, and second, to continue on the path of success. Graduates, you deserve every bit of pomp and circumstance that you will have today and I encourage you to soak up the moment as we celebrate you and your success.

It is an honour and a privilege for me as your Governor to officiate at this formal ceremony to hear the oaths and affirmations by the new Premier and Ministers of the new government of the Virgin Islands.

It is not very often that many people get to address two large gatherings of Virgin Islanders and Residents, two days in a row, and less than 24 hours apart. 

I am grateful and honoured to be able to lead the Virgin Islands as your Premier as we continue to make progress together.

It gives me great pleasure to deliver the 2015 World Environment Day Address for this World Environment Day. World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972, and first celebrated in 1973.  Since then it has been hosted each year by different cities and it serves as a period in which several initiatives are introduced and implemented or others may be recognized for their sustainable benefit to our region.  

We are here today to honour Mrs. Ann Gardner, known to all of us as Annie and invest her as a Member of the Order of the British Empire.  

In May 2015 the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region (CPA BIMR) were officially invited by The Governor, His Excellency John S. Duncan OBE to deploy an Election Observation Mission to the Virgin Islands (UK) to observe the June general elections. This invitation was supported by the Government and the official Opposition.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to the Virgin Islands. This training seminar is an important one as the field of exchange of information continues to grow and advance.