Good Evening,  May the Peace of the Lord be upon my Caribbean comrades.  I bring to you, greetings on behalf of the Government and people of the British Virgin Islands. Today, I am indeed delighted to join you all on this most historic occasion, and for my first visit to your beautiful islands of Guadeloupe.  

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is away from the Territory attending a special meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority in Guadeloupe.

Contrary to suggestions made in a news article published on February 6, 2019, the ongoing Sea Defence Project along Cane Garden Bay beach is not funded by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and is not affiliated with the OECS iLAND Resilience Project.