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March 27th, 2024
VI doing 'very well' but some not positioning themselves for success– Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on [British] Virgin Islanders to position themselves to be able to benefit from the territory's growing tourism economy.

March 25th, 2024
Gov’t inks investment agreement with JOMA for hotel & marina dev't @ Port Purcell

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands has inked an Investment Agreement with the family-owned JOMA (Properties) Ltd for the development of a new hotel and an upgrade to the marina at Port Purcell on Tortola.

March 25th, 2024
Gov’t 'proud of the way we have been addressing challenges'– Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says he remains proud of the way his government has been addressing challenges in the territory, noting that a lot of those challenges have been inherited from successive governments.

March 23rd, 2024
Premier extends best wishes to Princess Catherine on Cancer treatment

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has extended best wishes on behalf of the Government and the people of the Virgin Islands to Her Royal Highness Catherine, Princess of Wales for a swift and full recovery in light of her recent health concerns.

March 20th, 2024
Hon Penn slams Gov’t over unspent budgeted monies

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Member Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has slammed the Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) led government over unspent budgeted monies that have returned to the treasury rather than being pushed into economic development in the [British] Virgin Islands.

March 19th, 2024
Horse racing returning to STT with record $115K purse; VI racing stalled

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI – Horse racing will be returning to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), with a record $115,000 purse. Meanwhile, legal challenges with the race track in the [British] Virgin Islands persist at the detriment of the 'Sport of Kings'.

March 18th, 2024
Scores turn out to Agriculture & Fisheries Exhibition @ Paraquita Bay

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Jr Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries, Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1) says solutions will come for the issues facing Paraquita Bay in areas of agriculture, as scores of persons turned out for the Agriculture & Fisheries Exhibition and Market 2024 hosted at the estate.

March 18th, 2024
Removal of Order in Council continues to be the cry of VI – Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said the Virgin Islands continues to advocate for the removal of the Order in Council which remains in place to suspend parts of the VI’s constitution should the government fail to bring about reform as recommended by a retired UK judge.

March 15th, 2024
UN Decolonisation mission to visit VI in 2024 – Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that on February 15, 2024, the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation, also referred to as the C-24, approved the [British] Virgin Islands' request for an official Visiting Mission to the Territory.

March 15th, 2024
‘Work on 50 of the 50 CoI framework recommendations has begun’- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reported that work on all 50 of the CoI framework recommendations has begun, with the work split into a number of actions for completion by the May 2024 substantive deadline for full implementation.

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