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'I turn district police' - Hon Myron V. Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Leader of the Opposition, Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6), has stated that he has taken action due to growing concerns about the environment in various districts, particularly in his Sixth District.
‘We speak with one voice’ on the environment- Dr Kedrick D. Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The recently appointed Climate Envoy for the Virgin Islands, Dr Kedrick D. Pickering, has said he is pleased to work with the government for the advancement of the Virgin Islands.
VI Climate Change Trust Fund launch set for June 2026- Hon Julian Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund (VICCTF) is now set to be launched in June 2026, following a delay.
Influx of Sargassum could continue for days or weeks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The influx of Sargassum seaweed may continue over the coming days and even weeks, a Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change press release on Friday, August 1, 2025, has advised.
VI records about 1000 derelict vehicles every year- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There are approximately one thousand derelict vehicles recorded in the territory yearly.
14 schools improved under BVI SMART Schools Project
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Due to ongoing efforts of the BVI SMART Schools Project, students in fourteen public schools across the Virgin Islands (VI) returned to safer and SMARTer learning environments.
11th Council of Ministers in VI rescheduled to July 24-25, 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Eleventh Council of Ministers: Environmental Sustainability (COM:ES 11) initially scheduled for July 2 to 4, 2024, will now be held on from Wednesday, July 24 to Thursday 25, 2024, under the theme “From Aspiration to Focused Action”.
UK Minister for Overseas Territories Lord Goldsmith resigns
LONDON, United Kingdom- Mr Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith has sensationally quit as a government minister and blasted United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s record – a day after he was criticised by a parliamentary watchdog for attacking its work on Partygate.
Ministry of Climate Change & Environment established
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – What was previously the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour, will now be the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment as a new standalone ministry under the remit of the Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Hon Vincent O. Wheatley meeting with climate change experts in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas- Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) is in the Bahamas attending high-level meetings on a Carbon Credit Legislative and Regulatory Framework and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
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