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Hon Fraser hopes some day VI is represented @ UN on ‘own free will’
NEW YORK, USA- Veteran legislator and Opposition Leader Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) has said he hopes for the day that the [British] Virgin Islands will be represented at the United Nations General Assembly Chambers in New York as an independent country.
UN Special Committee approves draft resolution on VI decolonisation
NEW YORK, USA – The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization has approved 20 draft resolutions and decisions to be forwarded to the General Assembly for adoption, with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples.
Standing up for [British] Virgin Islands in St Lucia
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Majority of the VI population 'cherish democracy'- Special Envoy Wheatley tells UN
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Government of Premier, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has submitted a proposal to United Kingdom (UK) Minister Amanda A. Milling on behalf of the National Unity Government that sets out the Government’s approach to reform and presents a framework for implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry report under a democratic system.
VI will assert rights that colonialism 'must be a thing of the past' - Dr the Hon Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has hinted that regardless of what comes out of the CoI Report and recommendations, the Virgin Islands (VI) will still be asserting its United Nations-backed rights that colonialism must be a thing of the past.
Virgin Islander Xyrah Wheatley appointed to UN Youth Advisory Group
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Virgin Islander, Xyrah Wheatley has been appointed to serve on the United National Youth Advisory Group at the UN Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
Hon Fahie wants more UN support as region tackles COVID pandemic
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has advocated for more support from the United Nations as the Caribbean region battles the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants.
CoI shifted focus from corruption to VI’s ability to self-govern- Dr Wheatley tells UN
MANHATTAN, New York, USA – Deputy Premier and Minister for Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has warned against any neo-colonialist outcomes after the conclusion UK-sponsored Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that is currently ongoing in the VI.
UN reaffirms VI constitutional position & right to self-governance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has welcomed the conclusions and recommendations of the United Nations (UN) Committee of 24’s (C-24) regional seminar on decolonisation held in Saint John Parish, Dominica from August 25-27, 2021.
VI & UN inks historic Country Implementation Plan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands and the United Nations System have officially signed a Country Implementation Plan (CIP) that will serve as the framework for development cooperation between the BVI and the UN system on an annual basis.
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