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VI-UK relationship ‘remains on an unsustainable course’- E. Benito Wheatley
DILI, Timor-Leste: “We remain open to a positive relationship with the UK, but as it stands now, the relationship remains on an unsustainable course.”
We don’t seem ‘to want that relationship with UK to be severed’- Cromwell Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Talk show host Mr Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka is of the opinion the Virgin Islands does not want to sever its relationship with the United Kingdom (UK).
UK gov't to reset relationship with OTs- PM Starmer
LONDON, England, United Kingdom- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Sir Keir R. Starmer has said his government is committed to resetting its relationship with the UK’s Overseas Territories.
Industrial trade growth between VI & China 'increasing year on year'– Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) has disclosed that trade between the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) and China continues to grow yearly.
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.
‘Monogamy is not natural, it’s a choice’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – While Christianity preaches monogamy and marriage between a man and a woman as good, controversial pastor and ‘Honestly Speaking’ talk show host on ZBVI 780AM, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has shared the opposite, declaring that monogamy is not natural but rather a choice.
Britain to adopt 'new approach' to improve collaboration with OTs
LONDON, United Kingdom- Britain will adopt a new approach to improve collaboration with the Overseas Territories (OTs), according to a statement from the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) on May 12, 2023.
'Don't mistake calm for peace'- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) is being encouraged to reconcile its relationships with the United Kingdom (VI) and not mistake calm for peace.
Minister of State for OTs Amanda A. Milling arrives in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Overseas Territories Rt Hon Amanda A. Milling has arrived in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) for a four-day visit between March 17 and March 20, 2022.
Lester B. Bird ‘cemented’ Antigua’s historical relationship with VI- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The late former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Lester B. Bird has been hailed by Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) as a political giant in the Caribbean and one who maintained his country’s close relationship with the Virgin Islands (VI).

