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Premier Wheatley in UK; To attend Commonwealth Games

- Hon Kye M. Rymer is Acting Premier
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. Photo: VINO/File
Deputy Premier and Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), in photo, has been appointed to act as Premier and Minister of Finance from July 25 to 29, 2022, while Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is away from the Virgin Islands. Photo: VINO/File
Deputy Premier and Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), in photo, has been appointed to act as Premier and Minister of Finance from July 25 to 29, 2022, while Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is away from the Virgin Islands. Photo: VINO/File
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.

While in the UK, Premier Wheatley will be engaged in a series of meetings with Chairman of the BVI All Party Parliamentary Group, Mr James Sunderland MP; a discussion on future cooperation with Lord Mayor of Birmingham City Council, Ms Maureen Cornish; a Financial Services briefing with Weber Shandwick; and engagement with the BVI Diaspora in London.

According to a press release from Government Information Services (GIS) on July 25, 2022, the Premier will also attend the Commonwealth Games in support of the Territory’s largest contingent to the Games.

The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is being held in Birmingham, England from July 28 to August 8, 2022.

19 athletes, including defending Commonwealth Games champion in the 400m Hurdles, Kyron A. McMaster, will be representing the VI in Birmingham.

Hon Kye M. Rymer is Acting Premier

Meanwhile, Deputy Premier and Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has been appointed to act as Premier and Minister of Finance from July 25 to 29 while Premier Wheatley is away from the Virgin Islands.

The Premier returns to the Territory on July 29, 2022.  

Honourable Rymer’s appointment is in accordance with Section 55 (1) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007 which states, “If the Premier is expected to be absent from the Virgin Islands for more than forty-eight hours, the Governor shall authorise the Deputy Premier to perform the functions of the office of Premier; and the Governor shall revoke this authority on the return to the Virgin Islands of the Premier.”

22 Responses to “Premier Wheatley in UK; To attend Commonwealth Games”

  • lap puppy (26/07/2022, 11:26) Like (8) Dislike (7) Reply
    Gone go carry news
  • SB (26/07/2022, 11:40) Like (9) Dislike (11) Reply
    That's a sham. That man getting his step by step instructions from UK on how things will be moving forward. Commonwealth? More like Colonizer Games he attending.
  • resident (26/07/2022, 11:41) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Remember what happened the last time he attended a sports activity. Hope he doesn't take bad luck again. Where's the minister of the subject?
  • Prosper Uncle (26/07/2022, 11:48) Like (3) Dislike (8) Reply
    Gone during emancipation to the colonial master land.
    • @Prosper Uncle (26/07/2022, 17:47) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      If you actually read the article it says he's back on 2th.....
  • Xxx (26/07/2022, 11:52) Like (10) Dislike (15) Reply
    Let him go and don’t come back he is the biggest disappointment ever in our history
    • @xxx (26/07/2022, 17:32) Like (14) Dislike (1) Reply
      I thought Andrew Fahie holds that championship belt.
      • @ @ xxx (27/07/2022, 07:57) Like (1) Dislike (3) Reply
        Both of them are the same that is why he fighting to distance himself from the drew
  • tola (26/07/2022, 12:41) Like (5) Dislike (3) Reply
    Waste of time
  • Citizen (26/07/2022, 13:15) Like (8) Dislike (9) Reply
    He really trust them that much. He better be careful they don't set him up like they did to Andrew.
  • Just saying (26/07/2022, 14:01) Like (1) Dislike (3) Reply
    Just send a young think to his room then we have a new premier
  • Good look Premier. (26/07/2022, 15:14) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    The BVI people will make you fail and make Britain suspend our Constitution, instead of support you and your team effort, they find every little thing to criticise about, they even attacking the governor with disrespect.
    • Citizen (27/07/2022, 09:25) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      So its ok for the Governor to attack us and force what and who ever he wants on us, even though the ones we voted for is not agreement with him, then he threaten them with suspending our constitution. How can one man lead our country but yet we have no faith in 13 of our elected members? Hypocrites.
  • careful (26/07/2022, 16:20) Like (2) Dislike (6) Reply
    Remember what happened the last time a premier went on an “official” trip? Hope Wheatley’s hands are cleaner than Fahie’s or we’ll be back in the global news again for all the wrong reasons.
  • Election Soon Come! (26/07/2022, 18:21) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    he went to get more instructions from the REAL Premier Honourable Special Envoy. I'm sure he will give Sowande his report card...hopefully he got at least a C+.

    Andrew really didn't think when he appointed this man that he would actually be Premier one day...look how God laughs when we make plans.

    I don't know what the BVI to incur this type of plague on our country but I will continue to pray for better days with leaders who have sense and who work for the small population of people of voted them in.

    Make BVI GREAT AGAIN!!!!

    Tell Benito hello for us :) Don't forget his $12k monthly cheque .
  • Real Talk (26/07/2022, 20:14) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply

    Stop fr***g up tax payers hard earned money to much book sense no common sense ataĺlllllll

  • open wide (26/07/2022, 21:39) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
    Hope plane come back
  • Reply (27/07/2022, 07:59) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
    Slow wande is useless being in the bvi so he better off just working from the Uk


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