Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is away from the Virgin Islands from today attending the annual Overseas Territories (OT) Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in the United Kingdom (UK), which will be the first JMC in-person meeting since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   

When COVID-19 hit our islands, the Government acted swiftly to provide help, including money not only to assist hard-pressed farmers and fishermen but also to expand the numbers of both to ensure a stronger and more reliable local food supply. 

On Friday October 1 the Government provided a further quantity of documents to the Commission of Inquiry – around a thousand pages.  Their discovery was the result of continuing intensive efforts by the public service of the Virgin Islands to find any and all evidence which might be helpful to the Commission in its work.   

The Attorney General has today written to the Commission of Inquiry to express her concerns about the handling of the hearing conducted on 28 September.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed for a Capacity Building Initiative to develop highly skilled and adaptable leaders and officers within the Public Service.

Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. will act in the Office of Governor from September 19 to 22 in the absence of Governor, Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG who will be out of the Territory.

I consider it a sacred duty for a Premier to keep citizens informed of what their elected Government is doing, and hence I have been holding to this promise.

Ministers continue to welcome a transparent Commission of Inquiry (COI) that will yield a just outcome.

I wanted to update you on the Commission of Inquiry, launched by my predecessor because of increasing concerns about poor governance, and possible corruption, abuse of office or other serious dishonesty within the British Virgin Islands.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is away from the Territory until July 5 on personal leave.