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UK commits to supporting removal of OTs from UN list of Non-self-governing Territories
LONDON, United Kingdom- The United Kingdom (UK) has said it will continue to support requests from Overseas Territories (OTs) desiring to be removed from the United Nations (UN) list of Non-self-governing Territories (NSGTs).
2031 proposed date for referendum to change political status- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 2031 has been proposed as the year the Virgin Islands will have a referendum to determine whether to change its current status of being a colony of Britain to one that gives more autonomy.
‘We need to get our act together’ before self-determination- Violet Thomas-Gaul
BAUGHER’S BAY, Tortola, VI- Talking Points Co-hosts Damion C. Grange and Violet Thomas-Gaul have shared their views on self-determination, with both agreeing that the move to independence must be done properly.
Monday, November 24, 2025 is a public holiday in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The public is advised that Monday, November 24, 2025, will be observed as a public holiday in the Virgin Islands (VI) in recognition of The Commemoration of the Great March of 1949 and the Restoration of the Legislative Council.
Stop calling the VI a Territory; 'We are a country’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has challenged the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to refrain from using the terms Overseas Territory and Territory when referring to the VI.
'Self-definition is an act of self-determination'- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the Virgin Islands (VI) is already exercising some level of self-determination by having the ability to define itself.
HoA fires back @ OT Minister Doughty's threats over law enforcement reforms
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands has acknowledged the Minister for Europe, North America, and the Overseas Territories, Hon. Stephen J. Doughty, MP, confirming that an Interim Administration for the Virgin Islands is neither required nor justified.
UK should take self-determination of the VI ‘very seriously’- Mr E. Benito Wheatley
NEW YORK CITY, New York, USA- The Virgin Islands’ (VI) Special Envoy, Mr E. Benito Wheatley, has said self-determination of the Territory should be taken seriously by the United Kingdom (UK).
Premier to attend UN 4th Committee Meetings in New York starting today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is to attend the meetings of the United Nations (UN) Fourth Committee.
‘Is the UN really effective?’- Hon Ronnie W. Skelton asks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Hon Ronnie V. Skelton (AL) is advising Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), to find a new approach to self-determination, as he questioned the effectiveness of the United Nations (UN).
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