Madam Speaker, I am pleased to come before this Honourable House to provide another update on the implementation of the COI recommendations as outlined in the Framework Agreement of June 2022.

Madam Speaker, I wish to provide this Honourable House with an update on the work of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC).

Question 1

Madam Speaker, could the Honourable Premier and Minister of Finance please give this Honourable House a detail breakdown on how the monies were spent for the nonstop concert held shortly before the emancipation festival activities?

The UK Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA UK) will be conducting a Post-Election Seminar for parliamentarians in the Virgin Islands from August 30 to September 1.

A delegation from the House of Assembly (HOA) of the Virgin Islands is in Turks and Caicos participating in the 45th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).

A delegation from the Virgin Islands (VI) travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) to engage in constructive interparliamentary discussions with key individuals within Parliament.

The Audit of Covid-19 Assistance Grants made by Members of the House of Assembly was laid in the House on 13 July.

The Cabinet Office is notifying the public that three (3) Bills introduced to the House of Assembly on Thursday, 29^th June, 2023 are now available for review.

Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to provide a report to this Honorable House on my recent trip to Barbados from the 11^th to the 16^th of June to attend the PAHO/WHO SIDS (Small Island Developing States) Ministerial Conference on Chronic Diseases and Mental Health and its significance to the Territory. 

Since assuming office, my Administration has been active in advancing the interests of the Virgin Islands at both regional and international levels.