Mr. Speaker, I rise to provide this Honourable house with an update regarding the work of my ministry during this twenty-four hour curfew period as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Notwithstanding the seriousness of the threat, there are some critical functions that must be carried out; however, the officers carrying out these functions are doing so with all due care for their health as well as that of their fellow officers.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement in this Honourable House on COVID-19 titled BVI, WE WILL RISE. 

Last week, medical supplies bound for the British Virgin Islands were seized by US Customs and Border Protection en route to the Territory.

Espero que todos hayan tenido un buen fin de semana de Pascua, aunque reconozco que tuvimos que celebrar nuestras tradiciones de Pascua, como ir a la Iglesia y visitar a la familia, de manera diferente este año, sé que estos sacrificios fueron vitales. Gracias nuevamente por hacer esos sacrificios y quedarse en casa.

Governor Jaspert; Premier Fahie; I extend greetings to everyone here in the Virgin Islands, the Region and throughout the World for indeed the world is listening.

Good day and God’s continued Blessings on all of us who call the Virgin Islands our home.  

Good morning to all,  I hope you all had a good Easter weekend - although I recognise we had to celebrate our usual Easter traditions, such as going to Church and seeing family, in a different way this year, I know that these sacrifices were vital. Thank you again for making those sacrifices and staying at home.

Cuando lleguemos al final de nuestra primera semana de cierre de emergencia total, me gustaría informarle de qué hemos estado trabajando.

Good day and a Happy Easter to all, As we come to the end of our first week of full lockdown, I would like to let you know what we’ve been working on. But before that, I want to acknowledge again how difficult the curfew is - I offer my heartfelt thanks to everyone who is doing their bit and staying at home. Together we can beat this virus.

You heard from the Premier and Honourable Minister for Health yesterday the welcome news that we have had confirmation that all of the 17 samples that were out for testing by CARPHA have been confirmed as negative.