The United Kingdom’s present political and economic crisis is likely not to affect its commitment to the British Virgin Islands or its support to the implementation of the Commission of Inquiry Report recommendations. This is according to the opinion of His Excellency Governor John Rankin who made the comment less than 24 hours prior to … Continued
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation in a turn of shocking events which now makes her the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history. Truss has been in office for only 45 days following the resignation of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The second shortest-serving UK PM was George Canning, … Continued
Territorial At Large Representative Honourable Carvin Malone has revealed that it was his perceived close relationship with former Premier Andrew Fahie that made him ineligible to sit in the Cabinet of the National Unity Government. While making a guest appearance on a recent edition of “Talking Points”, Malone offered his insight on the processes and … Continued
The Minister for Americas and the Overseas Territories the Right Honourable Jesse Norman will be visiting the British Virgin Islands next week. Governor His Excellency John Rankin confirmed the visit during a press conference on Wednesday. He said the minister’s visit will be on Thursday and Friday, adding that he plans to meet with a … Continued
Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley says that his plans for contesting the upcoming General Elections are focused on his relationship and understanding with the people, as opposed to directly campaigning against anyone. “I don’t plan to campaign against anyone. My campaign will be a conversation with the people of the 7th district and the … Continued
The National Unity Government has debunked rumours that His Excellency Governor John Rankin is making preparations to move his office into the space on the first floor of the Cutlass Tower, the same building where the Premier’s Office is housed. As explained by Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office Carolyn Stoutt-Igwe, the intention for this … Continued
The Wheatley Administration is steadily moving along with its plans to re-imagine beautification strategies in the territory by introducing a new year-round beautification mechanism through the Department of Public Works. Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley spoke mainly on the bush-cutting aspect of the initiative during a recent press engagement. He said, “What we are … Continued
Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatly has reiterated his sheer opposition to the concept of suspending a country’s constitution. “Let me just speak about the whole concept of suspending someone’s constitution. I don’t agree with it. In any way, shape or form. I do not agree with the United Kingdom or any other government suspending … Continued
Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley has said that he is of the opinion that the issues highlighted by the governor in his recently published Quarterly Review report came from a genuine place of misunderstanding. The premier made the comment during a press conference on Friday, October 7, as he responded to the criticisms issued … Continued
Issues surrounding Constitutional Review Commission membership and the Register of Interests Bill were highlighted as specific areas of concern by His Excellency Governor John Rankin as he told of the impact that political culture has had on the process of implementing the Commission of Inquiry Report’s recommendations. Governor Rankin said that despite being generally pleased … Continued
