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VI's marine safety discussed @ stakeholder meeting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Key stakeholders were brought together for a Maritime Safety Meeting hosted by the Premier’s Office on May 15, 2025, to discuss the state of maritime safety in the Virgin Islands.
Premier Wheatley mobilises key stakeholders in response to US tariff threat
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), on April 7, 2025, convened urgent high-level discussions with major industry stakeholders in a move to protect the Virgin Islands' economy from the ripple effects of newly-imposed tariffs by the United States Government.
Premier to lead the charge for the strengthening of gun laws
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said he will personally champion the strengthening of the Virgin Islands (VI) gun laws.
Jr Tourism Minister deems inaugural Tourism Summit as ‘very successful’
PETER ISLAND, VI- The recently concluded Tourism Summit has been dubbed a success.
VI Tourism Summit set for Jan 16-17, 2025 @ Peter Island
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Tourism Summit 2025 is carded for January 16 to 17, 2025 at Peter Island Resort.
USVI: St Croix drivers clash with unlicensed rivals amid industry crisis
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Stakeholders in the taxi industry convened on Friday evening, March 8, 2024, for the final iteration of a series of townhall meetings intended to discuss the state of the Taxicab Commission, the industry’s governing body.
BVI FSC hosts stakeholder meetings in Hong Kong
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The BVI Financial Services Commission (the Commission or BVIFSC) recently embarked on a mission to engage its local and international stakeholders in face-to-face dialogue regarding the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) evolving regulatory regime, legislative landscape, and other trending market issues.
VI consultations on Sustainable Development Plan moves forward
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands is engaging stakeholders in a series of public consultations on a National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP) for the [British] Virgin Islands.
‘Come prepared to engage’ in consultations on recovery plans- Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following many calls for town hall meetings to engage stakeholders and the ordinary man on the recovery and development plans for the Virgin Islands, the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government has rushed to hold a series of consultative meetings this week.
Consultation period for recovery plan ‘way too short’- Dr Natalio D. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Amid criticisms that the public was snubbed in the formulation of the initial document, the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government in late December 2017 published on the Government official website a draft of the post hurricanes Irma and Maria recovery plans, along with the floods of August 2017, to allow the public to make an input.

