Today, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable A. Fahie served as the keynote speaker addressing policymakers and leading experts in the fields of sustainable finance and development during the Island Finance Forum 2022.  

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.

The public is invited to attend a Community Meeting for the Frenchman’s Cay Bridge Replacement Works on Sunday, January 30 at 5:00 p.m. at the West End Community Centre with a 40-person limit.

Fresh Water Pond, West End Tortola resident, Mr. Franklyn Smith received the keys to a newly built home on behalf of Troy Smith and the Smith Family as the Housing Recovery Assistance Programme continues to assist families in need.

The public is notified that the European Commission and PAHO funded repair works to the West End Community Centre is now complete and will be commemorated with a handover and opening ceremony on Tuesday, November 9 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at the centre. 

The Government of the Virgin Islands will be hosting a public meeting at the Leonora Delville Primary School, Capoon'sBay on Sunday, September 5 at 5:00 p.m. to discuss several projects including the Carrot Bay/Northside sea defense project, Frenchman's Cay Bridge project, the future of Isabella Morris Primary School, repairs to Leonora Delville Primary School, West End Community Centre and the Development of a Cultural and Agricultural Village on the Carrot Bay landfill.

The public is notified that the Department of Culture is compiling information for the production of a directory to feature local musical artists.

Local contractors, vendors and heavy equipment operators within the construction and development sectors who are holders of valid trade licences are reminded to register on the Contractor Registration and Classification System with the Projects Unit in the Ministry of Finance.

The people of the Virgin Islands living in the Sea Cow’s Bay community and surrounding areas are invited to the Community Meeting today at 5:00 p.m. at the BVI Seventh Day Adventist School. 

Residents of the Virgin Islands have been expressing themselves and sharing ideas and recommendations with government officials in a series of community meetings held this week.