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March 5th, 2025
Premier Wheatley in Grenada; Hon Fraser is Acting Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is away from the Territory from March 4 to 6, 2025, attending the Third Annual Council of Ministers for Immigration meeting in Grenada.

February 17th, 2025
Hon Fraser @ the VI wheel! Is Acting Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) away from the Territory until February 23, 2025, Deputy Premier Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) is Acting Premier.

November 15th, 2024
Fraser to act as Premier after joining government a few weeks ago

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is currently away from the Virgin Islands to attend the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) meetings in the United Kingdom.

September 8th, 2024
Hon Kye M. Rymer is Acting Premier & Minister of Finance

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) is the man temporarily steering the ship of the Virgin Islands, as both Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and the Deputy Premier, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), are on duty travel.

June 2nd, 2024
Lady Smith in charge; Acting as Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is on duty travel from Saturday, June 1 until June 11, 2024.

February 24th, 2024
Premier off to Guyana for Caricom meeting; Hon Smith now acting Premier

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is heading to the 46th regular meeting of the conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from February 24 to 29, 2024, in Georgetown, Guyana.

December 2nd, 2023
'In our corner Lorna' now acting Premier from Dec 2-6, 2023

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A day after returning from an important regional meeting in Aruba of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) where she defended the Territory’s interest on the Mutual Financial Action Report, effective today, December 2, 2023, until Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Deputy Premier Hon Lorna G. Smith OBE (AL) has been appointed to Act in the position of Premier and Minister of Finance.

June 18th, 2023
Hon Lorna G. Smith is Acting Premier & Minister of Finance

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), has been appointed to act as Premier and Minister of Finance from June 18 to June 21, 2023, while Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is away from the Virgin Islands.

May 4th, 2023
Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE is Acting Premier!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- For some, it may be a prophecy come to pass that Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE is now Premier of the Virgin Islands, albeit in a very brief acting capacity.

July 26th, 2022
Premier Wheatley in UK; To attend Commonwealth Games

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is currently away from the Territory on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) and will also be attending the Commonwealth Games which starts on July 28, 2022.

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