Good afternoon and God’s blessings to all. I would like to begin by thanking Island Innovation for the very kind invitation to participate in the Island Finance Forum 2022 and to deliver the keynote address of this panel on equitable recovery for island communities.

Good day and God's Blessings to all the people of the Virgin Islands.

Your Government continues to do a considerable amount of work to increase the efficiency of Government services, to bring benefits to you the citizens and residents of the Virgin Islands.

In my statement of 5 April on the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report I said I would provide a further update after Easter.

THE CABINET OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS - POST MEETING STATEMENT

CABINET DECISIONS

13th April, 2022

Cabinet Meeting – 13th April, 2022

Good day and God's Blessings to all the people of the Virgin Islands.

May I begin by thanking all those persons who participated in the National Prayer and Fast, which was held earlier this week from Sunday, 10 April, 2022, to Tuesday, 12 April, 2022, as we prayed for God’s guidance and protection as we continue to weather the numerous challenges facing our people from causes outside our borders and beyond our control.

Good day and God's Blessings to all the people of the Virgin Islands.

May I begin by thanking all those persons who participated in the National Prayer and Fast, which was held earlier this week from Sunday, 10 April, 2022, to Tuesday, 12 April, 2022, as we prayed for God’s guidance and protection as we continue to weather the numerous challenges facing our people from causes outside our borders and beyond our control.

His Excellency, the Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held at the Financial Services Commission’s Resource Centre on 6th April, 2022.  

The public is hereby informed that the Director of Public Prosecutions has proffered complaints as a result of the Police investigations, to date, arising from the boat accident on 16^th October, 2021.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience during the emergency sewerage works that occurred over the weekend, of Friday, April 8 to, Monday, April 11.

Welcome to another One on One bi-weekly press conference, where your Government continues to provide regular updates on the work that we are doing to further strengthen the resilience of our islands and to improve the quality of life for all our citizens, as well as to facilitate questions from the media.