My dear people of the Virgin Islands, a pleasant good day and God’s blessings to you and your families. I trust you are having a safe and enjoyable Yuletide Holidays, and that you are continuing to be vigilant to protect your loved ones and the wider community by adhering to the health protocols.

As part of the Government of The Virgin Islands’ plans to achieve its vision to be a leading economy through entrepreneurship, innovation, foreign and local investment by 2025, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, in consultation with members of his Cabinet, has made a decision to establish an ad hoc Economic Advisory Council to the Premier (EAC).

FOURTEENTH SITTING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTH HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
PREMIER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE 
HONOURABLE ANDREW A. FAHIE

TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2020

Mister Speaker, I rise to provide this Honourable House with an update on the many Outstanding Invoices that I have been faced with settling since taking office since March 2019.

Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is attending and participating in the sixth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable and the twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) today.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has said that there is an economic boost for the Virgin Islands on the horizon within the construction industry through the new emergency procurement policy.

My dear Virgin Islands people, a pleasant good day, and God’s blessings to you and your families. 

This evening, I come to you to give an address on the economy, titled: An Economic Boost for Virgin Islands on the Horizon.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is conducting an assessment from which relevant information would be collected to establish the degree of assistance required by the various organisations affected by COVID-19.

The Government is partnering with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to assist Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in the food services sector including restaurants, cafés and food vans.