Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to provide this Honourable House with an update on the Whale Stranding event within our waters during the first week of July 2022

The Junior Minister for Trade, Economic Development, Agriculture and Fisheries, Honourable Shereen Flax-Charles is holding office hours on Anegada and Virgin Gorda, on the following dates and times:

Members of the Sister Island Coordination Committee (SICC) met on Virgin Gorda, marking the committee’s first time ever meeting on a sister island. 

The public is notified that the community meetings slated to be held tomorrow July 14 on Virgin Gorda and Sunday, July 17 on Anegada to discuss the COI recommendations implementation framework has been postponed.

The Office of the Deputy Governor, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), and Resilience Teams will be hosting a series of disaster preparedness drives on Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke.

The public is notified that the Anegada District Office will be closed from Monday, July 11 to Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for the Construction of a New Social Home in Little Harbour #1 on Jost Van Dyke.

Members of the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) held a community meeting on Anegada on Friday, 1^st April 2022.

The public is advised that the representatives from the Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs will be stationed on each sister island during the month of March.