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July 28th, 2023
HoA Members attend Parliamentary Conference in Turks & Caicos

GRAND TURK ISLAND, Turks & Caicos- A delegation from the House of Assembly (HOA) of the Virgin Islands is in Turks and Caicos participating in the 45th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).

July 28th, 2023
17-member delegation announced for trade mission to Guyana

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, the Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE, will lead a diverse, 17-member delegation on what has been described as a “significant” trade mission to Guyana from July 30 to August 4, 2023.

February 23rd, 2023
VI delegation attends ‘inspirational’ Agriculture & Food Fair in USVI

ESTATE LOWER LOVE, ST Croix, USVI- “Participating in this Food Fair is in direct alignment with the Government’s legislative agenda to promote the consumption and production of local foods,” Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office Mrs Carolyn E. Stoutt Igwe said following the attendance of government officials from the Premier’s Office and the Department of Agriculture at the 51st Annual Agricultural and Food Fair of the US Virgin Islands in St Croix last weekend.

February 21st, 2023
VI attends highly informative Airport Expansion Summit in Florida

MIAMI, Florida, USA- As the tourism-dependent Virgin Islands continues to focus on critical airports development, a delegation from the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) recently travelled to Florida, USA to attend the Airport Expansion summit for Latin America and the Caribbean.

October 12th, 2022
VI to encourage UK to 'reconsider' reserved Order in Council- VI tells UN

NEW YORK CITY, USA- The Virgin Islands delegation that will travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in November, 2022, will, among other things, encourage the UK Government to reconsider its current position on maintaining an Order in Council in reserve.

September 16th, 2022
PHOTO of the Day: Former Speaker Willock signs Condolence Book for late QE II

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As persons in the Virgin Islands and across the world mourn the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a Book of Condolence is opened to the public at Old Government House Museum.

August 23rd, 2022
HoA Speaker leading 4-member VI delegation in Canada

HALIFAX, Canada- Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands, Mrs Corine N. George-Massicote is leading a four-member delegation to the annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Canada.

July 20th, 2022
HoA Motion to send VI delegation to UK to 'reverse' Order in Council withdrawn!

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- An ambitious motion to form a delegation that would have included Members of the House of Assembly as well as CARICOM and Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and United Nations (UN) officials to travel to London to seek to reverse the Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands Constitution and impose direct rule was made and subsequently withdrawn in the House of Assembly on July 19, 2022.

April 25th, 2022
UPDATE: Premier, VI delegation arrive for Cruise Global Conference in Miami

MIAMI, Florida, USA – The Virgin Islands delegation led by Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has arrived in Miami Florida for the 2022 Seatrade Cruise Global Conference this week, April 25 to April 28, 2022.

March 28th, 2022
VI delegation completes fact-finding mission to UK parliament

LONDON, United Kingdom– A Virgin Islands (VI) delegation headed by Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Julian Willock has completed a fact-finding mission to the United Kingdom Parliament to engage in capacity building from March 21 to 24, 2022.

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