Madam Speaker, I rise today to update this Honourable House on a critical initiative in our national health agenda, namely, the official launch of The Virgin Islands Eat Well Guide and Dietary Guidelines.

This statement addresses the inaccurate statements, impressions or expressions, indirectly or explicitly via a media platform which falsely reported the Deputy Governor’s refusal to allow public officers the opportunity to express their constitutional rights to expression and assembly.

The College, with the support of the Board of Governors and the Ministry of Education, continues to make progress against its strategic goal of institutional effectiveness and organisational development.

Madam Speaker, it is with great purpose and optimism that I rise today to provide an update on the strategic steps being taken by the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, in collaboration with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), to expand educational opportunities for the young people of these Virgin Islands.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak frankly and urgently about an issue that weighs heavily on our national conscience—the rise of serious and extreme misbehaviour among our students.

Madam Speaker, as Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, I remain steadfast in my commitment to fostering open communication, active collaboration, and shared accountability within our education system.

As President of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA), I am honoured to mark the second Annual Overseas Territory Day. 

I acknowledge the recent protest and the formal submission of a letter outlining longstanding and critical national concerns. 

STATEMENT BY MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER FOR THE NINTH DISTRICT, HONOURABLE VINCENT O. WHEATLEY                                   ON THE STATUS OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE ON VIRGIN GORDA

FRIDAY, 30^TH MAY, 2025

We note the news that Bank of Asia BVI Limited has begun the process to wind down its operations.