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UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Michael W. Freer on 2-day visit to VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice, Michael W. Freer MP, arrived in the Virgin Islands (VI) on Sunday, November 5, 2023, for a two-day visit.
Hon Wheatley: Social homes programme may ‘expand’ to include 1st-time homeowners
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) took time out from the office on June 22, 2023, to check on the latest progress of three social homes in the Virgin Islands.
Hon Vincent O. Wheatley visits Pockwood Pond incinerator & landfill site
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Emphasising that waste management is a top priority for Government, Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) visited the incinerator and landfill site at Pockwood Pond on his second official day in office, May 2, 2023.
HLSCC Mangrove Nursery receives visit from UVI delegation
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI– On February 24, 2023, the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC) Mangrove Nursery Project hosted a sixteen-person delegation from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) as part of a marine sciences knowledge exchange.
UK wants CoI reforms to ‘go further’ before lifting of Order in Council- Premier
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Despite international and regional bodies condemning the imperialistic Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands constitution and impose direct rule, the Unity Government has so far been unsuccessful in getting the United Kingdom (UK) Government to remove the Order.
Premier Wheatley roasted on radio show for keeping VI in dark over UK Minister visit
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) was put on blast for not keeping the Virgin Islands public in the loop concerning the visit to the Virgin Islands (VI) by United Kingdom (UK) Minister for the Overseas Territories, Lord Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith.
News blackout over visit of UK OT Minister Lord Goldsmith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor John J. Rankin, CMG and his United Kingdom (UK) gang have been promoting Good Governance, Transparency and Openness; however, that does not seem to apply to the visit of the UK Minister for the Overseas Territories, Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith.
CDB 'pleased to directly engage' VI Gov't & 'strengthen relationship'- CDB President
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has met with officials of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) as the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) moves to strengthen its relationship with the lending institution.
OT Minister to continue talks on Order in Council during VI visit- Premier
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said, as promised, he has started a discussion on the controversial Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands Constitution with the Minister of Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park.
UNDP Head visits VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Limya Eltayeb, Resident Representative (RR) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Multi-Country Office (MCO) recently wrapped up a 3-day visit to the [British] Virgin Islands (VI).

