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UK abstains from vote to recognise slave trade as 'gravest crime against humanity'
NEW YORK CITY, New York, USA- The United Kingdom (UK), which continues to benefit from slavery to this day, was one of 52 abstentions from a United Nations (UN) vote recognising the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling on the UK and other former colonial powers to pay reparations for the slave trade.
Over 60 killed in US airstrikes as campaign expands across C/bean & Pacific
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON DC, USA- Undeterred by condemnation from senior United Nations officials, the United States announced another lethal airstrike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea.
Premier-led delegation discusses VI-UK relations with UK ambassador to UN
NEW YORK, USA- A Virgin Islands delegation led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) recently met the United Kingdom (UK) Deputy Representative to the United Nations (UN) His Excellency Ambassador James Kariuki in the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with whom they discussed relations between the UK and the Virgin Islands.
VI is 'hindered' being an OT- UN C-24 Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Members of Government and the Opposition have described being an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom (UK) as a hindrance to the Virgin Islands (VI).
Deputy Premier represents the VI at UN Ocean Conference in France
NICE, France- Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Climate Change Honourable Julian Fraser RA attended the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held in Nice, France.
Education programme on self-determination critical- Special Envoy Wheatley
NEW YORK, New York, USA- An education programme on self-determination was a key recommendation from the United Nations (UN) following a recent visiting mission to the Virgin Islands (VI).
Photo of the Week: After 13 years Hon Julian Fraser back on regional stage
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, WI- After some 13 years on the opposition benches from 2011 to 2024 the veteran and seasoned statesman Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) is back on the regional stage as a Cabinet Minister of the Virgin Islands Government.
C'bean Territories & UN deepening collaboration on Sustainable Development
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Caribbean Territories have received strong backing from Governments across the Caribbean to deepen collaboration with the United Nations (UN) system on sustainable development ahead of the 40th Session of the UN Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Lima, Peru.
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.
VI Premier Wheatley & UK Ambassador Kariuki held constructive talks on UK-VI relations
NEW YORK, NY, USA - Premier Dr. the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and United Kingdom (UK) Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) H.E. James Kariuki have held constructive discussions on relations between the UK and Virgin Islands.
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