Good morning and a warm welcome to the British Virgin Islands!

Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. will act in the Office of Governor until March 17 in the absence of His Excellency, the Governor Mr. Daniel Pruce who will be away from the Territory.

His Excellency, the Governor, Daniel Pruce, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon. Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon. Vincent O. Wheatley and Financial Secretary, Mr. Jeremiah Frett are pictured as they paid courtesy visits to the government's Records Management Centre, located at the old Clarence Thomas Limited building in Pasea Estate.

Mr. Hakim T. Creque has been appointed Magistrate by His Excellency, the Governor Daniel Pruce with effect from March 5, in accordance with Section 95 of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007.

Madam Speaker this government remains very committed to food sovereignty and food security.

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to announce that the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been officially removed from the French blacklist of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. 

Madam Speaker, I am honoured to announce the launch of the Tomorrow's Leaders Internship Programme, a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Financial Services, Labour and Trade and BVI Finance. 

Good afternoon to the Press Corps and the people of the Virgin Islands.

I am holding this press conference today to update you on my recent attendance at the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Georgetown, Guyana from 25th -28th February.

To begin March, Senior Managers from across the Public Service are pictured as they gathered today for a Senior Managers Meeting, which is aimed as fostering collaboration and communication across all Ministries.

The public is advised that the Customer Service Care Centre has launched a new site https://appointments.gov.vg.for booking appointments at Government departments.