Madame Speaker, I rise to update this Honourable House and the Citizens of this Territory on the proposed development of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport.

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE has announced that direct flights from the Virgin Islands to Miami and back, will soon be available through the services of BVI Airways.  

Every year for the last decade, more than 400,000 persons visited the BVI, and that number is growing. 

Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering visited the facilities and viewed operations at the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island on Wednesday, December 30.  

The simulation exercise which tested the responses of emergency personnel in the event of a crash at the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport has been called a success.

The BVI Airports Authority is informing the public that it will be conducting its biennial emergency simulation exercise around mid-September to October 2015.

A new parking lot electronic ticketing system is now fully operational at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport parking lot.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is advising residents of Anegada that the BVI Airports Authority will be carrying out a mandatory bi-annual simulation exercise this week. 

The BVI Airports Authority is informing the travelling public that the Taddy Bay Airport, Virgin Gorda, will be closed from Monday March 9 at 9:30 a.m. to Wednesday March 11, 2015 to facilitate restorative works on the runway strip.