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Premier should not get credit if Order in Council is lifted- Hon Skelton suggests
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The real reason for the Opposition attempting to bring forward a Motion of No Confidence against Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) during the Nineteenth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands on September 3, 2024, may have been to avoid the government from receiving credit in the event the Order in Council held in reserve is lifted.
Opposition walks out as Premier objects to No Confidence Motion on Order Paper
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even before the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government had an opportunity to start to settle into office in April 2023, the Opposition had promised Motions of No Confidence.
Opposition Leader to bring Motion of No Confidence against Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Seen to many as a toothless tiger, Opposition Leader Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) is set to flex his muscles in a menacing way at the Nineteenth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands, On September 3, 2024.
VI Premier wishes T&T a 'wonderful' Independence Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has expressed congratulations to the government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the occasion of its 62nd anniversary of Independence.
Premier Wheatley to petition OT Minister to lift Order in Council
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) next week when he will, among other things, seek to get the reserved Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands Constitution removed.
Public Service Management Bill 2024 must not conflict with constitution- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has acknowledged comments from both the Government and Opposition sides of the aisle that the Public Service Management Bill 2024 requires some changes before it can be passed in the House of Assembly.
UN Special Committee on Decolonisation on visiting mission to VI from today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, currently chaired by Menissa Rambally of Saint Lucia, will undertake a visiting mission to the Virgin Islands from today, August 26 to 27, 2024.
Premier chides Opposition for wrongfully blaming him for financial 'blunder'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), has clarified that he in his capacity as Minister of Finance was unaware compensation for public officers would surpass the 11.7 million dollars budgeted in last year’s budget.
'We all have a responsibility' to preserve VI’s history & heritage- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on Virgin Islanders to take up responsibility for preserving the history and heritage of the Virgin Islands (VI).
'We are not fully free people'- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on the people of the [British] Virgin Islands to open their eyes and acknowledge that their freedom is not complete and therefore should work towards complete autonomy.
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