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Tuesday, Jul 15, 2025

Hurricane Season 2020 message from Premier & Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie

Hurricane Season 2020 message from Premier & Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie

I say God’s Blessings and good day to you, the people of the Virgin Islands. First, let me thank Abba Father for His continued guiding hands on this Territory as we continue to prepare for and to face the many challenges of these unprecedented times that we live in.

Over the past several weeks, our attention and resources have been primarily directed toward mitigating the COVID-19 Global Health Emergency. We are coming to grips with the economic impacts that the pandemic is having on families and businesses worldwide, and more specifically, here in the Virgin Islands.

We are not out of the woods as yet, and now there is another challenge brewing to test the indomitable spirit of the Virgin Islands people.

In just two weeks’ time, on June 1, the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins. As has become the norm of late, forecasters are predicting an active Hurricane Season.

Conquering challenges is nothing new to Virgin Islanders. I always remind you that the struggles of our foreparents have hard-coded great strengths and abilities into our DNA. As wise people, our foreparents taught us how to be watchful and vigilant, and how to be proactive in protecting our interests when the storms gather. Complacency was never an option!

In 2020, we will honour the traditions and the memories of our forefathers by following in their footsteps, by sharpening our readiness to take on everything that is thrown at us.

Whether we like it or not, we may face many tests all at the same time. We do not get to pick a single battle in 2020. We have to ready and steady ourselves for keeping COVID-19 at bay; rebooting, re-energising, and reawakening our economy; and whatever the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season throws at us. I have not even mentioned the seismic activity that has been affecting our area recently, nor the reports of drought from some in our region. But, as a people, we will not fear, for God, Abba Father, is with us.

My Virgin Islands people, I know we have it within us to rise to the occasion.

I can assure you the people that your Government has been doing its part to ‘Be Ready’ for the Atlantic Hurricane Season.

I am immensely grateful for the continued support of many teams in the Ministries, Departments, and Statutory Bodies of Government that continue to work together. Throughout the Public Service, the officers who carry out the day-to-day business of you the people have been updating their plans and procedures so that they are prepared to face the multiple hazards that we may encounter, including tropical storms or hurricanes. The team at the Public Works Department is carrying out ghut clearing. Around the Territory, including on the Sister Islands, we are inspecting potential shelters.

We are also taking the time to encourage and remind the private sector businesses that while they operate in this ‘New Regular’ with COVID-19, that they also remain in a heightened state of preparedness for the upcoming season.

We will continue to work together as one with BVILOVE, to ensure that activities are well coordinated to help us as a Territory to Be Ready for Anything.

While we continue to have Faith in the protection of the Heavenly Father, we know we need to take action to protect our community as well.

Throughout the season, make sure you can receive the latest updates from Government sources such as the Department of Disaster Management and the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Premier’s Office.

Let us all continue to gather our supplies and review our home and work plans. Make sure to take into account how we can maintain our social distance protocols and how we will maintain a sanitised environment to keep ourselves and everyone safe. This is very important.

As a people, let us draw on what we know best - the power of prayer – and diligent work. After all, the Bible says Faith without works is dead.

I wish to encourage us to continue doing our respective parts to remain in Ready for Anything mode, where we are putting the preventative measures in place both for COVID-19 and the Hurricane Season.

We will not be complacent this season. We will all do our part to be ready for the unknown.

Yes, the COVID-19 outbreak remains active. The hurricane season is expected to be active. But none of them is more active than God.

For where GOD IS, we are, and where we are, GOD IS, and where God is, ALL IS WELL. May He bless and keep his Virgin Islands people and this Territory in His Hands!

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