Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has described the costs of ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) reforms as ‘evolving’, noting that he, at any time, would be unable to say what actual figures were going to be needed for the massive undertaking […]
Archive for August, 2022
Premier Wheatley in Bahamas at regional heads of gov’t meeting
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley is currently representing the Virgin Islands in The Bahamas for the first ‘Regional Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean’ to discuss climate change in the Caribbean. The inaugural event is being held today, […]
BVI may have missed opportunity to bag UK’s loan guarantee offer
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has hinted that the BVI may have missed its opportunity to secure the £300 million loan guarantee offer made by the United Kingdom years ago after two major hurricanes devastated the territory. “It’s something that we […]
BVI being punished for its success — Flax-Charles
Junior Minister for Trade & Economic Development, Shereen Flax-Charles, has said she believes the BVI is a victim of its own success and suggests that the territory needs to work hard at finding ways of overcoming this challenge. Speaking in […]
Branching out? F&FC considering new ideas for future festivals
Chairman of the Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee, Dirk Walters has agreed with the sentiments reflected by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley about hosting one central festival village in Road Town and then doing various cultural activities across Tortola for […]
Gov’t testing new digital system to gather info for the SDD
The beginning of July marked the first month of implementation of the Transition Grant Programme so a new digital system is being tested to collect information from beneficiaries. The programme, being introduced by the Social Development Department, is for the […]
Premier insists gov’t very serious about sports
Despite appearances to the contrary, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has argued that his government has placed a priority on the subject of sports in the territory. The Premier was recently challenged by the press about whether the government was actually […]
Two charged following cocaine bust of over 400 kilos
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Marine Branch charged the two men found on the boat intercepted in a drug seizure near Cooper Island […]
Gov’t operations the main concern emerging from COI community meetings
Since the framework agreement with the United Kingdom and BVI to implement the Commission of Inquiry recommendations, the Government of National Unity has hosted a series of community meetings in which Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said the main concerns of […]
Many benefits to be accrued from positive UK relationship – Premier
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has argued that there are benefits to be accrued from a positive relationship between the BVI and the United Kingdom (UK). In his recent trip to the UK, Premier Wheatley said he met with the Deputy […]
