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70th Anniversary Festival Village will be @ new reclamation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a move that has met the praises of many, the 2024 Road Town Festival Village will be held at the new reclamation site that hosted the return of the Virgin Islands Music Festival.
VI to host OECS 11th Council of Ministers Meeting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands will be hosting the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Eleventh Council of Ministers: Environmental Sustainability (COM:ES 11) from July 2 to 4, 2024.
Cabinet approves Discretionary Powers Guide for VI Ministers, Depts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has noted and approved the Policy - "A Report to Guide the Proper and Lawful Exercise of Discretionary Powers in the Virgin Islands” developed to implement Recommendation A3 of the Framework for Implementation of the Recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry Report and Other Reforms.
'VI must solve its own problems instead of looking for somebody to blame'– Premier
FAT HOG’S BAY, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on members of the community to use their talents to find solutions to local problems.
Premier Wheately's 2010 song ‘I wanna fly’ takes the airways after 14 years
FAT HOG'S BAY, Tortola, VI – Long before holding the highest office, Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) added to the country’s musical repertoire with the release of a song ‘I wanna fly,' which touched on social issues in the Virgin Islands and remains relevant in 2024.
Gov’t will find ways to help businesses facing difficulties– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says the government will continue to find ways to help businesses facing difficulties in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Premier Wheatley attending CDB’s Annual Meeting in Canada
ONTARIO, Canada- Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is attending the 54th Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Annual Meeting in Ontario, Canada from June 18 to 21, 2024.
Rehabilitation of Old RT Admin Building gets Oct 2024 completion date
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Works on the old Government Administration Building on Main Street in Road Town, Tortola, which is now in a dilapidated state is set to commence with a completion date earmarked for October 31, 2024.
Hon Melvin M. Turnbull & daughter M’Kyiah win Father & Daughter Show
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Second District Representative Hon Melvin M. Turnbull and daughter M’Kyiah were crowned the winners of the Father and Daughter Show held on Father’s Day at the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
‘Thank you for your impact in the lives of your children’- Premier tells VI fathers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Fathers and father figures in the Virgin Islands (VI) were today June 16, 2024, celebrated as part of the annual commemorative Father’s Day celebrations done on the third Sunday in June.