Cheaper to guard returnees than to shut down VI economy- Premier Fahie
He, however, said he wanted to be among the first to welcome those persons back home.
The first phase of the border reopening is to facilitate returning Virgin Islanders, Belongers, Permanent Residents and Naturalised Citizens from June 2 through 15, 2020.
“We are asking them not to go anywhere. I am asking all family members, “please let us not retard the progress that we have made,” he said while a guest on the ZBVI 780 AM 'Honestly Speaking' radio programme with host Claude O. Skelton-Cline on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.
Hon Fahie said, at the moment meetings are being had to ensure security is implemented to make sure persons remain indoors.
He continued: “Because we cannot afford to retard it, it is going to be too much money for us to shut back down our economy and to reboot the economy. It is cheaper to put the security around them [than] to have to pay for our economy to be rebooted after having to be shut down as a result of any kind of spread.”
People sacrificed
Premier Fahie then sought to remind persons that the people of the VI paid their dues.
“We spent a lot of our hard-earned tax money to be proactive. Remember that those of us here laboured through many curfew orders. We were angry at times, they were angry with the Premier, but I love them, and we did all of that to keep us safe right now. Thank God we have zero active confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and it is not by accident,” he remarked.
The Territory is now COVID-19 free but is still under a 7:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew.
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15 Responses to “Cheaper to guard returnees than to shut down VI economy- Premier Fahie”
The Rep for EE/LL did indicate work would continue in June, this June, but please do not forget us. Now money seem to be free flying all over the place. After all is said and done we hope we can dance and have a festival before the end of this year for the completion of the project.
It is a shame that that Mr. Smurf talking now. He have very short memory but we will remind him that he is the cause that sewage problem still existing after he allow the MV to take our money and do what they think they were big enough to do. SO Mr. Smurf, please go sit down and fold your arms like you did before and let the VIP Govt roll on.
Soo as to assure the safeties of us and themselves my 2 cents