Premier Dr. the Hon. Natalio Wheatley has once again publicly expressed his confidence in Hon. Vincent Wheatley and revealed that no talks were had with the United Kingdom prior to reinstating the District 9 Elect to a ministry. Premier Wheatley showed his support at a recent press conference in response to a question posed by … Continued
Residents across the territory are being advised to be careful when outdoors due to the forecasted hot temperatures that are expected to impact the territory over the next few days. The warning came from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) on Monday via a social media publication. “People who are outdoors for extended periods are … Continued
Premier Dr. the Hon. Natalio Wheatley has revealed that his government still intends on pursuing development at the Prospect Reef Hotel, stating that he will be engaging the hotel’s Board soon to have discussions on future plans. Premier Wheatley made the comment in response to a question posed by the media on Tuesday where he … Continued
Members of the soon to be fully sworn in Opposition have all expressed that at some point following the announcement of the results from the 2023 General Election, they were contacted by someone within the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) camp with an offer to become Deputy Premier. This is according to information presented by some … Continued
Chairman of the Progressives United party and District 3 Elect Hon. Julian Fraser believes that the Opposition should seek to appoint shadow ministers in the 5th House of Assembly. Fraser made the comment during a recent press conference that was held by each of the three political parties which have formed the Opposition. Shadow ministers … Continued
The 2023 General Election in the British Virgin Islands was deemed to be one of the most important in the territory’s history. This is according to the feedback received from several voters from various districts across the territory, who spoke to 284 Media after executing their constitutional right to vote on Monday. Take a listen.
Third District Elect and Chairman of the Progressives United party Hon. Julian Fraser is predicting that the 5th House of Assembly will have more than one motion of No Confidence being brought against the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government. Fraser made the statement during a press conference on Thursday which was held by members of the … Continued
Chairman of Progressives United Hon. Julian Fraser has confirmed that he did indeed request to be Premier of the Virgin Islands, but only publicly admitted to the request being made to the Virgin Islands Party during discussions following the April 24 General Election. Fraser at the time of his confirmation was responding to questions posed … Continued
The General Election in the British Virgin Islands came to an end late Monday evening with the Virgin Islands Party winning the pluarity of the 13 seats with six, but still one seat short of automatically qualifying to form a new government. That is because the Virgin Islands Constitution states that a minimum of seven … Continued
The Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) party, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Progressives United (PU) are all in active discussions on the best way to move the BVI forward following last night’s decision at the polls which has resulted in the need for a coalition government to be formed. … Continued
