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December 28th, 2023
‘Voices need to be heard’ in petition against CoP Collins – Hon Rymer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With some 55 damning allegations made against the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mark Collins in a petition calling for his removal from office, Minister for Communications and Works, Hon. Kye M. Rymer (R5) says the voices in the petition needs to be heard.

December 21st, 2023
'We take trips because we are fighting' for the VI people – Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Noting that the government has to continue fighting for its local financial services sector, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said flights out of the territory by members of the government continue to bear fruit.

December 20th, 2023
$483,738,163.00 Budget passed for 2024; Opposition got $200,000 for HoA works

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2024 Appropriation Act, referred to as the National Budget, was passed late last night Tuesday, December 19, 2023, in the House of Assembly (HoA).

December 12th, 2023
UPDATE: HoA Budget Debate abruptly rescheduled to December 18, 2023

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Late last night, December 11, 2023, around 10:30 PM, members of the media were informed that the Budget Debate scheduled for this morning December 12, 2023, has been postponed.

November 25th, 2023
$20M allocated to Works Ministry for capital works in 2024 Budget

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Ministry of Communications and Works under Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) is set to receive 15.92% of the total budget or $74,950,000 to fund a variety of infrastructural development projects in the Virgin Islands (VI) as set out in the 2024 budget, including the expansion of the T.B. Lettsome International Airport.

November 23rd, 2023
Budget Standing Finance Committee (SFC) started today, Nov 23, 2023

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Two days after Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) delivered the second budget address of his young premiership, the House of Assembly (HoA) has today November 23, 2023, gone into the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) of the House, for the proposed 2024 budget.

November 21st, 2023
Premier Wheatley presents $399,838,963 Budget for 2024

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Under the theme ‘Planning, Priorities & Progress - Building a Sustainable Nation’, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has presented a budget totalling &399,838,963 for 2024.

November 10th, 2023
Nov 21, 2023, is Budget Day! Address to be delivered by Premier Wheatley

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) will read his second Budget Address to the nation as Minister of Finance later this month.

November 7th, 2023
RATED Programme is ‘opportunity to get your feet in the door’- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A total of 721 applications were received representing various areas of interest in the Registration Apprenticeship Training Employment and Development (RATED) Programme, which exposes employment opportunities with a number of ministries and departments in the Public Service.

November 3rd, 2023
'Compromise could have been found' before Opposition HoA walkout - Hon Mather

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Opposition Member in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Stacy M. Mather has called for the Government and Opposition to sit and discuss their differences before they get out of hand. Hon Mather, the Deputy Speaker, was referring to the recent Opposition walk-out of the HoA after the Question and Answer segment of the sitting was re-ordered on the Order Paper.

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