Premier Fahie congratulates US President-Elect Joe R. Biden
Democrat Biden and the former Vice-President of Barack H. Obama won the White House, US media said Saturday, November 7, 2020, defeating Donald J. Trump.
CNN, NBC News and CBS News called the race in Biden's favour just before 11:30 am as an insurmountable lead in Pennsylvania took the 77-year-old over the top in the state-by-state count that decides the presidency.
The election has seen the highest turnout since 1900. Mr Biden has won more than 73 million votes so far, the most ever for a US presidential candidate. Mr Trump has drawn almost 70 million, the second-highest tally in history.
‘Robust US leadership needed’
In a statement published on Facebook, Honourable Fahie said the Government and people of the Virgin Islands extend heartfelt congratulations to Mr Biden and Mrs Harris on their successful election to office.
“This election is historical and of tremendous significance to many people around the world as Mrs Harris becomes the first female US Vice President, the first black US Vice President, and the first US Vice President of Caribbean heritage and of South Asian heritage,” Hon Fahie said.
The Premier and Minister of Finance added that there are many global challenges where robust US leadership is needed such as COVID-19, climate change and economic recovery, and the Caribbean region is optimistic that these issues will be engaged by the new Administration.
‘Strong kinship’
He also said the people of the [British] Virgin Islands have a strong kinship with the people of the US Virgin Islands due to the shared history and many familial connections.
“The relationship and friendship between the governments and the people of the British and United States Virgin Islands has been formally celebrated since 1972 as BVI-USVI or USVI-BVI Friendship Day, as an opportunity for our respective Governments to appreciate and reflect on the close ties that bind the neighbouring Territories and their people.
“We also have a special closeness with the people of Puerto Rico. Additionally, the BVI people are proud to have our footprint present in the US through the work of William Thornton, who was born on May 20, 1759, in Jost van Dyke in the BVI, and who was the first architect of the Capitol Building as well as the first Superintendent of the US Patent Office,” Premier Fahie said, adding that St Thomas and Puerto Rico are the VI’s main transit hubs.
VI looks forward to ‘continued warm relations’ with US
The Leader of Government Business related that many of the territory’s students, for decades, have pursued higher education at US colleges and universities and that the United States is one of the VI's main trading partners in goods.
“The BVI, therefore, looks forward to continuation and growth of this strong, positive relationship with the new Administration. We look forward to continued warm relations between the BVI and US.
“Congratulations, once again to the President-elect and Vice President-elect, on this hard fought victory,” Hon Fahie stated.
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35 Responses to “Premier Fahie congratulates US President-Elect Joe R. Biden ”
This sounds very familiar to what Mia Mottley (Barbados’ PM) said.
Biden and Harris won hands down! Give it up Donald call the man and concede
VP-Elect Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan arrived in the U.S. from Tamil Nadu in India in 1958.
Her father, Donald J. Harris, arrived in the U.S. from British Jamaica in 1961.
Her husband is Douglas Emhoff!
Ms. Harris would have been a more appropriate title.
So glad that Biden- Harris have won though.
Hope 2020 is finally changing for the better.
So many people in the world who don’t think for themselves, and without common sense.
Soon many will realize that they were lied too and brainwashed by the media, but it will be too late. The damage is already done. Accept the radical left change that will come.
Where is the covid death count meter on doomsday CNN? Why did they remove it? It was also removed during the Floyd protest.
Why are they celebrating mass crowds now and during the Floyd protest, and you can't go to church or sports?
Why are trump supporters not rioting in the streets?
Why are the same people who were burning the American flags, now waving them?
You were all scammed. The Covid, Floyd, Race war was all part of a grand plan by the Dems to get rid of Donald Trump. All our lives have been destroyed in one way or another by the Covid. Remember this my people, be careful what you support.
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