Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley has said that it is necessary for the people of the Virgin Islands to reflect and express gratitude to God for His favour during this season.

Premier, Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley, Deputy Premier, Honourable Lorna Smith, OBE and Minister for the Overseas Territories, The Rt. Honourable Lord Goldsmith

Premier, Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley, Deputy Premier, Honourable Lorna Smith, OBE and All Party Parliamentary Group Chair, Honourable James Sunderland

Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. will act in the Office of Governor until May 14 in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG who will be out of the Territory.

The public is advised that the Department of Motor Vehicles offices on Tortola and Virgin Gorda will be closed at noon on Monday, April 24.

On 13 February I published my second Quarterly Review of progress made under the Framework for Implementation of the Commission of Inquiry Recommendations. This was published here in the BVI and also sent to Lord Goldsmith, the UK Minister for the Overseas Territories. I’ve now received his response to my Quarterly Review and I am publishing it today for everyone to see.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is continuing its Public Service Compensation Review and is inviting Public Officers to submit feedback through a survey.

Improving contractors and suppliers’ capacity to effectively respond to bidding opportunities was the centre focus when the RDA held its first Procurement Workshop for 2023 on Virgin Gorda.

A clear illustration on the bidding process and the processes involved in bidding for contracts was outlined to the contractors and suppliers, as well a new topic; the Grievance Redress System was introduced.

Madam Speaker, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has demonstrated its continued commitment to complying with evolving international standards on transparency and the fight against financial crime, with a set of new legislative changes that came into force on 1st January 2023.