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Why no visa restrictions for Vincentians? 'It’s easy to answer'- Zan Lewis
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- ZBVI News Director and St Vincent and the Grenadines national Zan Lewis called out Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D Wheatley (R7) for using St Vincent and the Grenadines when trying to justify his point about visa-free travel to the Virgin Islands (VI) for Guyanese nationals.
‘What’s made Guyana more compelling than Jamaica’ for visa lifting?- Elvin Grant
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- With the Government of the Virgin Islands announcing on Monday, September 30, 2024, visa-free access to Guyana nationals to the Virgin Islands, two talk show hosts are questioning why Guyana and not other countries such as Jamaica. One of them even suggested the government was being “one-track-minded”.
VI’s HoA represented @ CPA Conference in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- The House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands (VI) took part in the Forty-sixth Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana.
T&T opens its borders to Grenada & SVG hurricane victims
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago – Following the devastation of Hurricane Beryl on regions of Grenada, and St Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Dr Keith C. Rowley has announced that children from those hurricane-ravaged islands will be allowed to enter T&T.
VI Gov't extends 'warm wishes' to Guyana on 58th Independence Anniversary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands, led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), has extended wishes to the government and people of Guyana on its 58th Independence Anniversary being observed today, May 27, 2024.
You cannot 'form stronger relationships with the region' with visas- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says under his pro-Caricom agenda to forge stronger links, relations, and economic ties with nation-states in the Caribbean region, more visa restrictions will have to be removed.
Guyana & VI discussing MoU on road to visa-free travel- Premier Wheatley
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, SA– Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has disclosed that talks are now in the advanced stage to potentially sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between oil-rich nation Guyana and the Virgin Islands for visa-free travel from Guyana to the [British] Virgin Islands.
Premier off to Guyana for Caricom meeting; Hon Smith now acting Premier
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is heading to the 46th regular meeting of the conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from February 24 to 29, 2024, in Georgetown, Guyana.
Guyana & Venezuela agree to use no force in border controversy
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines – After a long day of talks in St Vincent and The Grenadines, both Guyana and Venezuela have agreed that directly or indirectly, the two countries will not threaten or use force against one another in any circumstances in the Essequibo border controversy.
Venezuelan & Guyanese Presidents set for historic face-to-face meeting
VI CONSORTIUM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to meet on neutral ground this week, in an attempt to de-escalate an escalating border dispute between the two countries.