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Premier Wheatley confident VI will soon be able to govern itself
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has expressed confidence that the systems that are being put in place will position the Virgin Islands to govern itself in the future.
Lifting of Order in Council is a ‘national victory’- Hon Kye M. Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said the lifting of the Order in Council is a national victory.
The UK should resist compulstion to 'flex their colonial muscles' - Hon Myron V. Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition, Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6), has expressed his satsifaction of the lifting of the Order in Council; however, he believes that it should never have been contemplated in the first place.
End of Order in Council is a ‘new chapter’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the revocation of the Order in Council is not the end but the beginning of a new chapter.
Order in Council to be lifted in March 2026
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom (UK) Government has confirmed that the Virgin Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) Order 2022 will be lifted in March 2026 following the completion of the required UK constitutional and Privy Council processes.
UK to VI: 'We reserve the right to take any appropriate actions necessary in future'
LONDON, United Kingdom- While stating that the draft Order in Council will be lifted, albeit it will take a while, colonial master, the United Kingdom (UK), has let the Virgin Islands (VI) know who is boss.
Lifting of Order in Council reflects UK's 'confidence' in current Gov't- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reassured the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) of his government’s commitment to good governance.
UK agrees to lift draft Order in Council placed on VI
LONDON, United Kingdom- The controversial draft Order in Council by the United Kingdom (UK) to suspend the Virgin Islands (VI) Constitution is to be lifted.
VI Premier ‘looking forward to Foreign Secretary’s decision’ on Order in Council
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The controversial Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands Constitution remains in place despite a recent trip to the United Kingdom (UK) by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7); however, the Premier is looking forward to Foreign Secretary David L. Lammy making a final decision on it later this month.
Order in Council ‘should be removed’- TCI Deputy Premier Jamell R. Robinson
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica- The Deputy Premier of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Hon Jamell R. Robinson, has opined that it is time the United Kingdom-imposed Order in Council in the Virgin Islands (VI) be lifted.
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