Speeches & Statements

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Remarks By Honourable Marlon Penn Emile Dunlop Community Centre

Topic: Community Centres | Posted By:

 
Tuesday, 28 February 2023 - 3:08pm

Remarks by Hon. Marlon Penn, Minister for Health and Social Development

Handover and Dedication Ceremony of the

Emile Dunlop Community Centre

Remarks By Honourable Marlon Penn Valerie O Thomas Community Center

Topic: Community Centres | Posted By:

 
Tuesday, 28 February 2023 - 2:56pm

Madam Chair

Dr. the Hon. Natalio Wheatley, Premier

Hon. Julian Fraser, Leader of the Opposition and Third District Representative

[Other Members of the House of Assembly]

Dr. Amalia Del Riego, PAHO/WHO Representative

Senior Public Officers

Principal and students of the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School

Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

A pleasant Good Morning to everyone.

Remarks by Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley At The Hand Over of the Gertrude and Christiana Warner Community Centre

Topic: Community Centres | Posted By:

 
Tuesday, 28 February 2023 - 12:53pm

A pleasant Good Morning to all the people of the Virgin Islands, especially those of you who are with us in person and those joining us online.

This is a very special week for us – and today is a very special day – as we have handing over ceremonies for three SMART Community Centres.

Remarks by Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley At The Hand Over of the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre

Topic: Community Centres | Posted By:

 
Tuesday, 28 February 2023 - 12:29pm

A pleasant Good Morning to all the people of the Virgin Islands, especially those of you who are with us in person and those joining us online.

Today, we mark yet another milestone in our recovery from the devastating hurricanes of 2017 and our journey of development for sustainability and resilience.

The Cabinet Of The Virgin Islands - Post Meeting Statement

Topic: Cabinet | Posted By:

 
Friday, 24 February 2023 - 9:05am

Cabinet Meeting – 18th January, 2023 His Excellency, the Governor Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held on 18th January, 2023 at the Premier's Conference Room, Cutlass Tower.

Statement by Premier and Minister of Finance on Free Speech and Freedom of the Press in the Virgin Islands

Topic: Constitutional Affairs, Information (including monitoring of broadcast media and press) | Posted By:

 
Monday, 20 February 2023 - 6:44pm

As Premier of the Virgin Islands, I fully support free speech and freedom of the press which are pillars of democracy. Both should be exercised responsibly and according to high international standards.

Statement By Premier Wheatley on Recent CARICOM Meeting and Governance Reform Matters

Topic: CARICOM, Good Governance | Posted By:

 
Monday, 20 February 2023 - 5:10pm

Good afternoon to the people of the Virgin Islands and I apologise for the delay.

Statement By Chief Information Officer On February 20, 2023

Topic: Government Information Services, Information (including monitoring of broadcast media and press) | Posted By:

 
Monday, 20 February 2023 - 5:00pm

Persons are aware of the press briefing scheduled at 2:00 p.m. today Monday, February 20, 2023.

Cabinet Decisions - Meeting of 11th January 2023

Topic: Cabinet | Posted By:

 
Thursday, 16 February 2023 - 1:54pm

Cabinet Meeting
His Excellency, the Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held on 11th January 2023. The Meeting was held at the Premier's Conference Room, Cutlass Tower.
All Members were present. 

Statement From The Government Of The Virgin Islands To The Latest European Union List Of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions For Tax Purposes

Topic: International Affairs (including the British Virgin Islands International Finance Centre) | Posted By:

 
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 - 11:44am

Following a meeting of the Council of the European Union on 14 February 2023, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been added to the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions (Annex I). In a statement, the EU Council found that the BVI was not sufficiently in compliance with the OECD standard on exchange of information on request (criterion 1.2). It also noted that this is the first time the BVI has been included in the list.

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