House of Assembly (HOA) committee meetings are currently required to be held in private, but Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has said that there could be future discussions about opening them to the public. The committee stage of the legislative process […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has apologised to retired public servants who were not included in the recent salary increases awarded to active government employees, pledging that pensioners will see a boost in their benefits in the upcoming budget. Speaking on […]

The government has engaged Officium Training Limited, a professional consultancy firm specialising in law enforcement and community policing, to help develop a national crime prevention strategy. Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said the move follows the territory’s first-ever Anti-Crime Summit, which […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has declared that the Virgin Islands is ready to take full responsibility for its internal affairs, following his address to the United Nations Fourth Committee in New York earlier this week. Dr Wheatley said the territory […]

Junior Minister for Financial Services Lorna Smith has stated that the United Kingdom tries to dictate the shape of the Virgin Islands’ economy, arguing that such interference undermines the people’s right to self-determination. Speaking in the House of Assembly, Smith said the […]

Opposition members of the Alliance have launched a public consultation on the recommendations of the Constitutional Review Commission, encouraging residents to share their views before the House of Assembly resumes debate on the matter next week. Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn, […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said his government has asked the United Kingdom to exempt the Virgin Islands from sanctions to breach its debt ratios as part of plans to expand the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport. Dr Wheatley confirmed he […]

Local clergyman and talk show host Claude Skelton Cline has defended the recent increase in fees for obtaining Belonger status in the Virgin Islands, stating that the $2,500 charge is reasonable and long overdue. Skelton Cline argued that the fees […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has called on the United Nations (UN) to strengthen its support for the British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) decolonisation process, saying the territory is ready for a change in political status that gives it full self-government. Addressing […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said he is unaware of any planned boycott by civil servants during Public Service Week, following reports that some workers are unhappy with the outcome of the recent salary hike of legislators and the Auditor General’s […]