Good Day All. Recognising the already established protocol, it gives me great pleasure to be here today. 

I want to address a number of factual points on the loan guarantee offered by the United Kingdom Government and what this means for the British Virgin Islands.  

The public is invited to review the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan programme’s Monthly Bulletin for May 2019.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting sealed tenders for the construction of the National Emergency Operations Centre building. 

Director of Projects in the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Drexel Glasgow has said that information on the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan is now accessible at one central location.

The public is invited to view the Contract Signing for the Construction Management of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre on the Government’s Facebook and YouTube pages (@bvigovernment).

The Government of the Virgin Islands will be financing the re-establishment and upgrade of a Territory-wide Multi Hazard Early Warning System to the tune of $1.5 million dollars.

Members of the Steering Committee for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan (RRL) met on Wednesday, March 27 to discuss project accomplishments, capacity building initiatives and managing threats.  

The public is invited to review the February 2019 Monthly progress report for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Loan programme.

Background:
Sections of the original concrete wall around A. O. Shirley Recreational Ground failed during the 2017 hurricane, with some areas sustaining damage and some failing completely. This has left large gaps in the perimeter of the grounds.