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VI Constitutional Negotiation team to meet with public

-first meeting scheduled for May 5
The 10-member Constitutional Negotiating Committee (CNC) will conduct a series of stakeholder meetings across the main islands in the upcoming weeks. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
The CNC has been established to lead discussions with the Government of the United Kingdom regarding the reform and modernization of the Territory’s Constitution. Photo: Internet Source
The CNC has been established to lead discussions with the Government of the United Kingdom regarding the reform and modernization of the Territory’s Constitution. Photo: Internet Source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 10-member Constitutional Negotiating Committee (CNC) will conduct a series of stakeholder meetings across the Virgin Islands (VI) in the upcoming weeks.

The first meeting is scheduled for Tortola at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, in Paraquita Bay, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 7:00 PM. Subsequent meetings will be held on May 26 at the Catholic Community Centre on Virgin Gorda at 5:30 PM, on May 28 at the Methodist Church on Jost Van Dyke at 10:00 AM, and on May 29 at the Emile Dunlop Community Centre on Anegada at 10:00 AM.

CNC established to lead discussion 

The CNC has been established to lead discussions with the Government of the United Kingdom regarding the reform and modernisation of the Territory’s Constitution.

On April 21, the Cabinet and the House of Assembly approved the composition of the CNC to negotiate a new Constitution on behalf of the people of the Virgin Islands. This decision represents a significant step forward in the constitutional review process, nearly two decades after the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007, came into effect on June 15, 2007.

The CNC, which was approved in the House of Assembly without opposition or debate, will be led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7). The committee includes Deputy Premier and Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Hon. Julian Fraser RA (R3); Minister for Communications and Works, Hon. Kye M. Rymer (R5); Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Hon. Sharie B. de Castro (AL); Attorney General, Hon. Dawn J. Smith; Chair of the 2005 Constitutional Review Commission, Mr. Gerard St. C. Farara, KC; Hon. Ronnie W. Skelton (AL); Opposition Leader Hon. Marlon A. Penn (R8); Chair of the 2023 Constitutional Review Commission, Mrs. Lisa E. Penn Lettsome; and member of the 2023 Constitutional Review Commission, Mrs. Maya Barry.

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