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October 15th, 2022
31 take oath to become naturalised VI citizens

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Thirty-one (31) persons have recited the Oath of Allegiance and Pledge of Loyalty to the King last week, to complete the process of becoming British Overseas Territories Citizens (BOTC) of the Virgin Islands.

September 23rd, 2020
Dept of Justice against birthright citizenship in US Territories

VI CONSORTIUM

WASHINGTON DC, USA- On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, lawyers for the US Department of Justice will argue that the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit should reverse Fitisemanu v. United States, a landmark ruling recognising that individuals born in US territories have the same right to citizenship as individuals born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia, Equally American, a nonprofit committed to achieving equal rights for Americans living in US territories, has announced.

March 16th, 2020
32 registered as British citizens

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - 32 individuals are now British citizens after having been previously naturalised as British Overseas Territories Citizens.

January 29th, 2019
Rights and Privileges a HUGE difference

By Donald E. de Castro

“Too old to be intimidated”

For years, here in The Virgin Islands, there is a continuous conversation by so many people in regards to children being born in this Territory by expatriate parents and about the length of time that so many expatriates have been here and cannot get Belongers Status. So while this conversation continues, I will list a number of Rights & Privileges to add to this conversation.

November 4th, 2018
20 persons now registered as British Citizens

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: Twenty persons were registered as British Citizens at a ceremony at Government House on Thursday, November 1, 2018, according to a press release from the Government Information Service dated November 2, 2018.

August 27th, 2013
Provocative calls by Hon. Walwyn unrealistic – Sowande

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru believes that provocative calls made by Education and Culture Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn regarding the need for the granting of citizenship and its accompanying rights to the children of expatriates upon their birth are unrealistic.

August 20th, 2013
Walwyn’s 'enslaved' claims in poor taste & disrespectful – Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Education and Culture Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn has been challenged to support his rhetoric in claiming that the children of expatriate parents are enslaved in not receiving immediate rights to citizenship upon their birth in the Virgin Islands.

August 7th, 2013
Walwyn repeats call for 'freedom' of expat-born VIslanders

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Education and Culture Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn has stuck by his guns in pushing for a change in the laws governing the rights of children born in the Virgin Islands (VI) to expatriate parents.

July 8th, 2013
VIslanders must be able to compete among themselves- resident

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident has cautioned that there is an urgent need for locals to find a balance between securing employment opportunities and being marginalised as second-class citizens in their own Territory.

July 5th, 2013
Walwyn’s citizenship call a polarizing issue – Sowande Uhuru

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru expressed that while he felt the call by Education Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn was polarizing, the Minister was being honest and was truly representing how he felt at the time.

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