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December 15th, 2023
Ex HoA Speaker Willock & Rev Dr Lennard unveil headstone for late fmr Premier O’Neal

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- This morning, Friday, December 15, 2023, a small group of family, friends, politicians and the clergy gathered at O'Neal Burial Ground in Valley, Virgin Gorda to remember the late first Premier Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, Member Emeritus on what would have been his 90th birthday.

November 15th, 2023
Bust of late Premier Ralph T. O’Neal OBE unveiled @ BVI London House

LONDON, UK – In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the BVI London House, Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and his delegation unveiled the bust of the late Premier Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE last evening, November 14, 2023, in a memorial event. This was an event first and accurately reported by our news centre.

November 9th, 2023
Premier Wheatley & Deputy Smith off to London this weekend for Nov 2023 JMC meeting

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and his Deputy Premier Hon Lorna G. Smith OBE (AL), the Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, will travel to London, United Kingdom (UK) from this weekend (November 10, 2023) to attend the Annual General Meetings of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC).

November 14th, 2020
‘VI's Finance Ministers have kept the country stable over the years’- Speaker Willock

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - During the Speaker's announcement portion of the Second Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) on November 12, 2020, Speaker of the House, Hon Julian Willock placed the Budget Day into perspective by giving some history.

January 30th, 2020
My hero Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE

Thomas C. Famous

“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling onward through the night.”- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

November 21st, 2019
State funeral for late Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE December 11, 2019

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The late first Premier of the Virgin Islands Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE, Member Emeritus, will be given a state funeral on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

October 22nd, 2019
UPDATE: Family ‘overwhelmed’ @ renaming of Admin Complex after RT O’Neal

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The immediate family of first premier of the Virgin Islands, Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE has welcomed the move by the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government to rename Central Administration Complex in honour of the political giant.

April 15th, 2019
Hon Ralph T. O’Neal honoured for VI cricket contributions

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Former Premier and noble son of the soil, Hon Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE was on Sunday, April 14, 2019, honoured for his sterling contribution to BVI cricket when NAGICO Insurances and the British Virgin Islands Cricket Association (BVICA) came together to host a Cricket Tournament as part of the tribute.

April 13th, 2019
BVICA, NAGICO combine to honour former Premier O’Neal

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Cricket Association (BVICA), in conjunction with NAGICO Insurances, will be honouring former Premier Hon. Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE, with a special commemorative presentation during a ceremony on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at the Greenland Recreation Ground, East End for his contribution to the sport in the Territory.

April 5th, 2019
Hon Ralph T. O’Neal T20 bowls off this Sunday @ Greenland

WICKHAM'S CAY 11, Tortola, VI- The newly elected executive of the BVI Cricket Association (BVICA) has named its first tournament in honour of Former Premier of the Virgin Islands and Member Emeritus of the House of Assembly, Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE.

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