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Controversial Police Bill passes in HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The controversial Virgin Islands Police (Amendment) Bill 2025 was passed—with amendments—in the House of Assembly (HoA) on January 9, 2025, following a heated debate and a contentious process that bypassed the traditional public consultation period between the second and third readings.
Premier Wheatley issues ‘call-to-action’ for 2025
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has extended warm New Year's wishes to the people of the Territory, urging collective action to build a sustainable and prosperous future.
VI welcomes first 2024 Christmas baby ‘KB’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands welcomed its first 2024 Christmas baby at 1:06 AM on December 25, 2024, at Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital.
Premier Wheatley slams ‘deliberate opposition mis-information’ on tourism stats
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—Premier of the Virgin Islands (VI) and Minister for Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), addressing concerns raised by Opposition Members about the state of the tourism industry, dismissed it as outright ‘misinformation’ during a comprehensive and fiery rebuttal in the House of Assembly's (HoA) Budget Debate for the proposed spending by the administration for 2025.
Insurance corporation formed to protect bank deposits
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Deposit Insurance Corporation (VIDIC) has tagged the opening of its office as “historic for the British Virgin Islands” as it has come in line with bigger countries like the United States of America (USA) protecting deposits of customers of banks.
Premier Wheatley extends ‘warm wishes’ to Barbados on Independence Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A proponent of regional unity and cooperation, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) extended “warm wishes” to the government and people of Barbados on their 58th independence anniversary on Saturday, November 30, 2024.
Premier ‘optimistic’ VI will be able to ‘transition past Order in Council’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom (UK) continues to shift the goalpost regarding the criteria for the removal of the Order in Council, which threatens to suspend the Virgin Islands (VI) constitution; however, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) continues to be optimistic.
Works Minister ‘leading a plan & strategy’ to improve water distribution- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acknowledging that there are challenges with the water distribution network across the Virgin Islands, Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the Minister of Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) is working “assiduously” to solve those challenges.
Gov’t ‘disappointed’ VI featured in Fodor's No List 2025
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Virgin Islands (VI) has been seeing record numbers of cruise tourism visitors in 2024, not everyone is happy about it and their public disapproval of the increase in cruise tourism under the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government has now caused the VI to receive negative reviews on a popular travel blog- Fodor’s No List 2025.
Premier apologises for traffic disruption; Road works to continue into 2025
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With traffic being a nightmare last week due to multiple, although necessary, road works occurring simultaneously, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has apologised to the public.
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