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VI wants deeper partnership with UNDP - E. Benito Wheatley
NEW YORK, USA – Mr E. Benito Wheatley, the Virgin Islands (VI) Special Envoy for the Government, has hailed the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a key partner in supporting the territory’s recovery and development after the hurricanes of 2017.
Premier Fahie attends UN meeting on 'eradicating colonialism'
SAINT GEORGE‘S, Grenada – With external regulatory pressures mounting on the Caribbean region and especially on British Overseas Territories (OTs), Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said he had a productive meeting when regional and other global leaders met at a UN Special Committee on Decolonisation seminar held in Saint George’s, Grenada.
VI pays courtesy call on UN Decolonisation Chair
NEW YORK, USA – Amidst external pressures from the UK on certain issues such as removing belongership status and legalizing same-sex marriages in British Overseas Territories (OTs), Mr E. Benito Wheatley, Special Envoy of the Virgin Islands (VI) Government, has paid a courtesy call on Her Excellency, Ambassador Keisha A. McGuire, Esq, Chair of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation (also known as the C24).
PHOTO of Day: Premier Fahie rocks socks for “World Down Syndrome Day”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – March 21, 2019, marked ‘World Down Syndrome Day’ around the world and especially in the Virgin Islands (VI) where individuals such as Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) wore brightly coloured socks to celebrate the day.
Dr Pickering speaks to UN @ Ocean Conference in NY
NEW YORK, NY, USA- Often accused by his critics for his frequent travel around the world and his efforts to save the sharks while young people in his District go jobless, Deputy Premier and Minister for National Resources and Labour Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7) gave a major speech before the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, USA on June 9, 2017.
VI’s inalienable right to self-determination reaffirmed by UN
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the heels of mounting talks of self-determination, the United Nations (UN) Decolonisation Committee recently reaffirmed the Virgin Islands’ inalienable right to self-determination.
Guyana & Venezuela restore ambassadors despite border row
BBC NEWS
Guyana and Venezuela agreed on Sunday to restore their respective ambassadors despite a continuing border dispute.
French control of Polynesia mineral resources violates international law
OVERSEAS TERRITORIES REVIEW
Statement to the Special Committee on Decolonisation at the United Nations by elected member of the House of Assembly of French Polynesia (UPLD Group), Hon Richard Tuheiava on June 26, 2015.
Ebola outbreak will end in 2015 - UN's Anthony Banbury
BBC NEWS
The deadly Ebola outbreak will be ended in 2015, the outgoing head of the UN team fighting the disease has said.
Maduro supports Russia’s stand against a US military strike on Syria
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host of BVI Forum Mr Edmund Maduro has added his take on the issue of the USA’s intended military strike on Syria implying that the USA should not be sticking its nose were it should not be and the United Nations should take the leading role in dealing with the issue.
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