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$101M allocated to Ministry of Communications & Works in 2026 budget
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Communications and Works, headed by Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), is set to receive approximately one hundred and one million, three hundred thousand dollars ($101.3M) to support its programmes and projects set out in the historic 2026 budget of five hundred fifty million, five hundred ninety thousand and fifty-one dollars ($550,590,051).
Airport runway extension project to begin in 2026- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Construction of the additional piece of runway at Terrance B. Lettsome Airport on Beef Island is planned for 2026, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley has said.
RFP for Prospect Reef Resort development to be issued in December- Premier Wheatley
PROSPECT REEF, Tortola, VI- Requests for Proposal for the development of Prospect Reef Hotel and Resort will be issued in December, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced.
Premier Wheatley presented largest budget in VI's history of over $550M
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) presented the largest budget in the history of the Virgin Islands (VI), totaling five hundred and fifty million, five hundred and ninety-one thousand dollars ($550,591,000.00) for 2026.
Today is Budget Day in the Virgin Islands
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), Premier and Minister of Finance of the Virgin Islands, will deliver the 2026 Budget Address today, Thursday, November 6, 2025. This year’s theme is "Pillars of Progress – Building a Sustainable Nation."
Premier Wheatley presents $488.6M national budget for 2025
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Under the theme ‘Laying the Blocks of Success’, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) presented a $488,699,871.00 budget for 2025 during the Twenty-first Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) on Monday, November 11, 2024.
Asphalt resurfacing from SCB to WE Ferry Terminal slated for Nov 2024- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—Motorists and pedestrians alike will be keeping their fingers crossed that the deplorable roads in Sea Cows and along the way to West End will be improved this month, as promised.
Reps must fight for projects & initiatives- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said all members of the House of Assembly (HoA) have a responsibility to ensure the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) are properly represented and their needs met as he gears up to deliver the 2025 Budget Address.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 is Budget Day!
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) will read his third Budget Address to the nation as Minister of Finance later this month, one of the earliest budget presentations by the government.
VI Gov’t spends $8.9M annually on renting office space- Premier Wheatley
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands spends some $8.9M annually to rent office space, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has disclosed.
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