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Premier Wheatley meets interim UK OTs Minister David H. Rutley

L-R: UK High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago H.E. Harriet Cross, Premier of Bermuda Hon. David E. Burt, UK OT Minister Hon. David H. Rutley, MP, Premier of the Virgin Islands Dr. Hon. Natalio E. Wheatley, Deputy Premier of the Turks & Caicos Islands E. Jay Saunders and Special Envoy of the Premier (BVI) Mr. E. Benito Wheatley. Photo: Provided
The introductory meeting took place in the margins of the 45th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on July 4, 2023. Photo: Caricom
The introductory meeting took place in the margins of the 45th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on July 4, 2023. Photo: Caricom
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley has met with interim United Kingdom (UK) Minister for the Overseas Territories (OTs) Hon David H. Rutley MP at an introductory meeting with OT Political Leaders in the Caribbean.

The introductory meeting took place in the margins of the 45th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on July 4, 2023, where the two spoke about mutual areas of interest between the UK and OTs like the VI.

According to a press release from the VI Government, Premier Wheatley was joined by Special Envoy Mr E. Benito Wheatley and Minister Rutley was joined by UK Ambassador to Caricom H.E. Jane Miller, OBE and UK High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago H.E. Harriet Cross.

Commenting on the introductory meeting with Minister Rutley, Premier Wheatley said, “It was a pleasure to meet Minister Rutley and I look forward to working with him on the climate crisis affecting OTs, environmental matters, sustainable development, the planned UK-OTs illicit finance dialogue, strengthening the overall relationship between the UK and OTs, and building a new modern partnership between the Virgin Islands and UK.”

Dr Wheatley congratulates Hon Rutley 

The Premier also congratulated Minister Rutley on his appointment as OT Minister, which adds to his ministerial portfolio as UK Minister for the Americas and Caribbean.

As part of the meeting, the Premier shared with Minister Rutley his perspective on the key areas for engagement between the UK and OTs going forward, including climate change, environment, protecting the global financial system, governance reforms and UK-OT modern partnership.

Other OT Political Leaders present at the meeting were Premier of Bermuda Hon David E Burt and Deputy Premier of the Turks & Caicos Islands Hon E. Jay Saunders.

9 Responses to “Premier Wheatley meets interim UK OTs Minister David H. Rutley”

  • Youth (05/07/2023, 13:54) Like (10) Dislike (7) Reply
    Different white Governor but same racist agenda. Imagine we are in the 21st century and not one black person appointed as Governor by the UK yet some of you want the racist talk to stop. SMDH.
  • Hmmmm (05/07/2023, 13:55) Like (11) Dislike (11) Reply
    The Caribbean Overseas Territories will never satisfy any conditions of the UK as even if they seem to do so the UK will do what they always do, which is to then shift the goal post. Independence is the only way forward.
  • Not truthful (05/07/2023, 13:58) Like (3) Dislike (10) Reply
    The UK always say the OTs can get independence of they want as all they have to do is ask but yet the UK put so many imtentional obstacles in the way to portray to the international world the OTs are not ready for independence. They are not being truthful. Their aim is to keep us under their control forever.
  • @Youth (05/07/2023, 17:39) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    I don't think the black career civil servants in the UK are not interested in these assignments. Pushing the UK agenda in a predominantly black population would put them in a very uncomfortable position.
    • @@youth (06/07/2023, 00:13) Like (1) Dislike (3) Reply
      That is a lame excuse of course they are but will be never given the opportunities
  • mp (06/07/2023, 11:12) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I heard the host of the Morning Braf show say that the premier was in the UK.
  • TO VINO (06/07/2023, 11:35) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
    Thank you for posting the good and bad work of the government and also allowing the same for the blogs. However, please post more stories of the Governor and allow the same because the one bias online site is working with him to post a lot of his stories and only what he says so they can work with him to try to poison our minds against our leaders and the people of the BVI to believe we can do nothing good and he & the UK officials alone have all the answers and can save us although they are doing poorly in the UK as crime and the economy are at all time worse. To make matters worse they are blocking ALL blogs from being posted that do not agree with him and what he & the UK is doing and only allowing the few ignorant persons as well as their assigned UK PR team blogs that are in his favor to be posted to try to brainwash us to believe him and try to justify their evil plot to try to unjustifiably take over. VINO, please pay attention to what they are doing and bring balance now because the majority do not support the Governor and his UK officials plot & strategy but the other online site is working with them to try to make it seem so. VINO RESUCE US PLEASE!!!
  • travelling man (06/07/2023, 14:49) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    That is the best ah he....Travelling all across the globe and coming back empty handed....Still hasn't done anything for long look....A total waste ah time!
  • D7 (06/07/2023, 14:50) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    ANOTHER GLOBE TROTTER THAT WE ELECTED


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