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Governor called out for 'turning blind eye' to own failures & wishing to penalise Gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has set the record straight that his government continued to work to achieve Commission of Inquiry (CoI) reforms in the VI, but with challenges just like Governor John J. Rankin, who instead wants to penalise the government but has turned a blind eye to his failures.
Premier believes Gov’s ‘power grab’ was to coincide with Fahie’s trial
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) believes the governor’s request for more powers to implement Commission of Inquiry (CoI) reforms in the territory was meant to surprise the people and to coincide with the trial of former premier Andrew A. Fahie.
Premier blasts Antigua-born Vere H.E. Browne for wanting UK to suspend VI’s constitution
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former Police Commissioner of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda Vere H. E. Browne has come in for a serious reprimand from the Premier of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) for blasting the Governor of the VI for not activating the Order in Council to impose direct rule on the territory.
'We wish for partnership, not a confrontation' with UK– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The relationship between the [British] Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom Government is at another crossroads, with the unelected governor John J. Rankin, CMG requesting additional powers that could infringe on democracy in the territory.
Premier plans to write OT Minister over Gov's request of ‘additional powers’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio. D. Wheatley (R7) has shared plans to write UK Minister for Overseas Territories (OT), Hon David H. Rutley for support ‘to stay true to democracy’ against the Governor's plan for additional powers the VI.
UK ‘Unlikely’ to lift reserved Order in Council before CoI reforms– Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Outgoing Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI) H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG said with the Government of Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) seemingly unable to meet the May 2024 deadline for the CoI reform process, it is unlikely that the UK Order in Council in reserve to suspend the VI’s constitution will be lifted.
Public consultations on VI Crown Land Policy takes to VG
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance with responsibility for Lands, Dr the Honourable Dr. Natalio Wheatley (R7), and a team from the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change met with residents of North Sound, Virgin Gorda on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
‘It would be a clear colonial act’ if Governor is given additional powers- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said both his government and Members of the Opposition are “highly disappointed” with Governor John J. Rankin, CMG requesting additional powers from the United Kingdom to further force the Virgin Islands to hastily implement reforms “recommended” by a retired judge following a Commission of Inquiry held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘We can't allow politics to destroy us’- Premier warns HoA for 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has warned that for the House of Assembly (HoA) to advance the cause of the Virgin Islands, legislators must not allow politics to cause them to fight and make the VI seem more vulnerable than it already is.
Risk of vector-borne diseases will increase with climate change– Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the Virgin Islands prepares for the new year 2024, Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natlaio D. Wheatly (R7) has reminded that Climate change is the single greatest threat to the survival and development of the territory as a small island.
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