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January 29th, 2024
Daniel Pruce sworn in as 15th Governor of the Virgin Islands

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Mr Daniel Pruce was sworn in as the 15th Governor of the Virgin Islands today, January 29, 2024, after taking the Oath of Office before an audience of family, legislators, public servants, and others in the Virgin Islands (VI).

January 27th, 2024
Governor Designate Mr Daniel Pruce arrives in VI

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI – Ahead of Monday’s January 29, 2024, swearing-in ceremony, Governor Designate Mr Daniel Pruce arrived in the Virgin Islands (VI) last evening, January 26, 2024, with his wife Ms Rachael Morgan.

January 22nd, 2024
OT Minister Hon David H. Rutley to visit Territory

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While Government officials are tight-lipped, it is our understanding that the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Americas and Caribbean, Honourable David H. Rutley (MP), will be visiting the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) this week.

January 16th, 2024
2024: A new year for tackling the same old problems

Alred C. Frett

Needing to Look Backward so We can Move Forward:

Welcome to 2024... This is a leap year which means that with the expansion to 29 days in February, we will have the longest Black History Month within a seven year span... That is good, but even as we leave 2023, the after-effects still linger on... With all our Commentaries and New Year Resolutions, we should reflect and acknowledge whether or not things are getting better or worse, before our Memories fade.

January 12th, 2024
Battle against UK, ‘It's not a battle for me, it’s for the VI’- Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says the battle against the United Kingdom (UK) giving the governor additional powers is not one for himself or any individual member of the VI, rather it is a battle for all of the Virgin Islands (VI).

January 10th, 2024
Opposition Leader had ‘zero reason’ to back out of press conference with Premier- Carvin Malone

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Former legislator Mr Carvin Malone has blasted the Leader of the Opposition Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) for not honouring the invitation of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) to join him at the Monday, January 8, 2024, Press Conference.

January 8th, 2024
‘Let us stand up & fight for our country’ & constitutional rights- Lorna E. Tom

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Virgin Islander who is not shy to express her views on happenings in the territory, Lorna E. Tom, has warned that the territory is at a critical juncture in its history, where the fundamental rights and values enshrined in the constitution are slipping away from the grasp of the new generation.

January 1st, 2024
UK Minister wants to close loophole allowing people to self-identify gender

LONDON, UK – UK Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch is working to close a ‘major loophole’ that allows people to self-identify their gender on passports and driving licenses.

December 22nd, 2023
UK @ risk of recession after economy shrinks

LONDON, United Kingdom- The United Kingdom (UK), ‘the mother country’, is at risk of recession after revised figures showed the economy shrank between July and September.

December 14th, 2023
British OTs, UK Gov’t agree to a more collaborative ‘modern partnership’

LONDON, UK – The British Overseas territories (OTs) of Anguilla, Ascension, Bermuda, [British] Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, and Turks and Caicos Islands, along with the Government of the United Kingdom, have agreed to a Joint Declaration for a more collaborative and ‘modern partnership’ between the two.

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