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Caribbean ‘running behind’ in achieving Sustainable Dev't Goals by 2030
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago- It has been acknowledged that the Caribbean’s progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, was running behind, and that ECLAC and its Associate Members should deepen
engagement on sustainable development and identify where ECLAC can provide technical assistance to assist Associate Members with their needs.
STEP will assist VI meet target of 30% renewable energy by 2030- Premier Wheatley
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has expressed confidence in the Virgin Islands meeting its target of having 30% of its electricity generated by renewable sources by 2030 with the Solar Technology and Energy Programme (STEP).
VI, UN signs second Country Plan for more technical assistance
NEW YORK, NY - Virign Islands (VI) Premier Dr. Hon. Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has signed the Virgin Islands’ second United Nations (UN) Country Implementation Plan (CIP) that expands programming and technical assistance to the Territory from UN agencies serving the Caribbean region.
'We are just as vulnerable as other islands'- Premier tells SIDS conference
ST JOHN’S, Antigua & Barbuda– Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on United Nations (UN) Members to live by the mantra, “Leave no one behind”, adopted by the international community if states are going to building climate resilience or achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

