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‘Watch me work baby!’ Premier tells Cindy
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has hit back at Opposition Member Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) for saying the incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government is failing tourism.
‘I am standing in the way’ of Opposition achieving dreams for power- Premier
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Noting that the Opposition walking out of the House of Assembly (HoA) on October 31, 2023, was “making a mountain out of a molehill”, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the main motive behind the Opposition’s actions is its members desire for power.
‘When we disagree, we can’t behave like children’- Premier to Opposition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Taking aim at the Opposition for walking out of the House of Assembly (HoA) on October 31, 2023, even while important bills and motions were to be addressed, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said elected members must never lose focus in fighting for the interest of the people of the Virgin Islands (VI).
Social Protection Policy inadequate to help people in VI– Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called "inadequate", the VI’s current Social Protection Policy, which he says cannot help the people.
PAC forms in Opposition’s absence in HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition has been pushing with haste for the formation of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), even unethically trying to force the issue at a special sitting of the House of Assembly to honour Virgin Islands’ heroes and foreparents on October 13, 2023.
Blaming the Gov’t for crime is a self-serving & dangerous narrative by Opposition- Premier
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has hit back at the Opposition for suggesting that the government is to take some of the blame for the increase in crime in the Virgin Islands.
Tenders out for 38 miles of road repairs across VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Some 38 miles of road repairs across the Virgin Islands will soon commence under the Government of Premier Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), with tenders out for asphalt paving of all primary roads, along with road markings.
Opposition proposes gov’t borrows to tackle infrastructure, slow economy & crime
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Leader of the Opposition Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL), on behalf of the Members of the Opposition, has proposed the Government and Opposition work together to find ways to address economic and other challenges affecting the people of the Virgin Islands, including borrowing money to fix infrastructure.
‘Silence only favours those who seek to harm our community’- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “I will just say to the members of the community, if you see something say something. The silence only favours those who seek to harm our community.”
Premier salutes Hon Walwyn for commissioning Territorial Song & Dress
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has saluted embattled former Education Minister Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) for commissioning the Virgin Islands' Territorial Song and Dress, which he said added to the Virgin Islands (VI) identity.
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