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No mass deportations of expats with new immigration reforms—Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The government of the Virgin Islands has no intention of deporting expatriates en masse, according to Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), responding to concerns raised during a House of Assembly (HoA) debate on amendments to the immigration laws on April 22, 2025.
Premier rejects law enforcement review recommendation similar to CoI's
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has voiced his concerns and disapproval with one of the over three hundred recommendations made in the second volume of the law enforcement review.
Stop 'badgering' the Premier- Bishop Cline to Hon Walwyn
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Clergyman Bishop John I. Cline has called on the new Leader of the Opposition, Hon Myron W. Walwyn (R6), to refrain from badgering Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Premier to embark on Asia Trade Visit in Feb
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) will visit the Asia-Pacific in his capacity as the Minister responsible for Financial Services in February.
‘Better bills’ came out of HoA because of the Opposition- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has commended the working relationship between his Virgin Islands Party government and His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition.
No ‘witch-hunting’ allowed @ upcoming Integrity Commission - Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As part of moves to improve transparency, accountability and good governance in the Virgin Islands (VI), Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said that an Integrity Commission is being created, which forms part of the integrity in Public Life (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
‘Thank you for your impact in the lives of your children’- Premier tells VI fathers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Fathers and father figures in the Virgin Islands (VI) were today June 16, 2024, celebrated as part of the annual commemorative Father’s Day celebrations done on the third Sunday in June.
Premier announced 2024 Environment Month Green Pledge Drive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced the launch of the Environment Month Green Pledge Drive and the Public Sector Green Pledge with the drive seeking to scale up “greening” in The Virgin Islands under the Green Pledge Programme launched in June 2012.
Residents now see vision of new reclamation ground- is the Premier a visionary?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the curtains fall on the Virgin Islands Music Festival 2024, so has the controversial one-woman boycott that never got off the ground.
Thomas family in no active land negotiations despite Premier’s claims- Thomas-Griffith
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI– Daughter of the late Ellis Thomas, Mrs Elaine M. Thomas-Griffith has blasted Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) as peddling untruths that his Government is in active negotiations with the family for the use of the land at Ellis Thomas Downs.

