Premier of the Virgin Islands, Honourable Dr. Natalio Wheatley will be absent from the Territory from Friday, November 15, 2024, to Friday, November 22, 2024, to attend the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) meetings in the United Kingdom.

The Head of the Governor’s Office, Ms. Ginny Ferson OBE will be leading a special workshop, designed to assist potential applicants to the United Kingdom’s prestigious Chevening Scholarship.

Good afternoon to the people of the Virgin Islands and the Members of the Press Corps.

I am pleased to be joined by Deputy Premier Hon. Lorna Smith OBE to provide an update on our visit to the United Kingdom(UK) last week.

Also present is the Deputy Premier’s Executive Director ofInternational Business, Ms. Ayana Glasgow, who accompanied us to London along my Chief Advisor Mr. Kedrick Malone. Wewere also joined by Acting Director of the BVI London Office,Ms. Tracy Bradshaw.

Premier, Dr. Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley, will lead a delegation to London to meet the new Minister for Overseas Territories, Mr. Stephen Doughty Member of Parliament, and others from across the new Parliament, to continue building a modern partnership with the United Kingdom based on mutual trust, respect, cultural understanding, and support.

HMS TRENT has departed the Virgin Islands after a busy few days assisting with the clean-up following Tropical Storm Ernesto.  

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Honourable Lorna Smith OBE, announced on Friday March 15, the successful completion of the first year of the UK-OT Illicit Finance Dialogue, which the Virgin Islands has co-chaired with the UK for the last twelve months.

Eleven (11) individuals are now registered as British Citizens after being previously naturalised as British Overseas Territories Citizens.

New Joint Declaration agreed by UK Government and elected leaders of British Overseas Territories (OTs)

UK Overseas Territories Leaders with the Foreign Secretary David Cameron and David Rutley OT Minister

UK Minister Mike Freer MP, from the Ministry of Justice, visited the BVI between Sunday 5 to Tuesday 7 November. The purpose of the visit was for the Minister to see first-hand the opportunities and challenges in the BVI justice system, and to identify areas for further partnership with the UK