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September 21st, 2023
VI Maritime & Shipping Authority Act, 2023 passed in HoA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In an effort to enhance the capacity for the Virgin Islands Shipping and Maritime Authority to compete internationally, Legislators have passed the Virgin Islands Shipping and Maritime Authority Act and the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2022.

September 19th, 2023
HoA repeals 'offending sections' of controversial 'Greedy Bill'

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After promises on the 2023 campaign trail to revisit the "offending sections" of the Retiring Allowances (Legislative Services) Amendment Bill 2021, legislators in the House of Assembly today, September 19, 2023, successfully made amendments to the bill, which is now renamed Retiring Allowances (Legislative Services) Amendment Bill 2021.

September 18th, 2023
ESHS teachers reached ‘point of a rock & a hard place’- Union President

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- President of the BVI Teachers Union Sean Henry says following a meeting with Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), the next step following Friday’s sit-in by teachers at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) is to compile a report and have it sent to the Premier for action.

September 16th, 2023
VI asphalt plant now operational; road patching teams deployed- Premier

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called a day of progress, the local asphalt plant being put into operation and thus, the production of asphalt at the government-owned facility in the VI.

September 16th, 2023
Teachers told to 'put grievances in writing' following ESHS sit-in - Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following a staged ‘Sit-in’ by Teachers of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) over a number of issues, Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said he met with the teachers to hear their concerns and shared plans to have the issues resolved expeditiously.

September 14th, 2023
How long can VI sustain influx of foreign workers?- Violet Thomas-Gaul

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– With an economy that is highly dependent on the use of imported labour to push the local economy, talk show host Mrs Violet Thomas-Gaul has raised questions about how long the Virgin Islands (VI) can sustain a proliferation of foreign workers at the expense of locals not taking up jobs.

September 13th, 2023
Mr Ronald U. Donovan was a ‘champion for the Shipping Registry’s cause’- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Shipping and Maritime Authority Act 2023 passed with amendments in the House of Assembly (HoA), a bill that the late Registrar of Shipping and Seaman, Mr Ronald U. Donovan was passionate to see become a reality.

September 10th, 2023
‘Work has now begun on all CoI Recommendations’; 24 complete- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even though Ministries are currently preparing their updates as of August 31, 2023, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said he can report that work has now begun on all of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Recommendations as outlined in the Framework Agreement of June 2022.

September 10th, 2023
Report on Belongership & Residency tabled in HOA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The “Review of Policy and Processes for Granting Residency and Belongership” Report, which was recommended following the United Kingdom (UK) Commission of Inquiry (CoI), was tabled in the House of Assembly on Thursday, September 7, 2023.

September 7th, 2023
NSC drafting plan that includes ‘non-traditional’ crime-fighting tactics – Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Whatley (R7) says in an effort to tackle crime in the VI, non-tradition crime-fighting strategies will be taken on in the VI.

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