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November 15th, 2022
UK Minister for OTs invited to see reforms of VI's Unity Gov’t – Hon Turnbull

CAIRO, Egypt - Minister of Natural Resources & Labour, Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) has revealed that he has invited The Rt Hon Lord Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith, who is the UK Minister for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), to visit the Virgin Islands (VI) and see the work of the Government of National Unity regarding reforms to the Public Service.

November 15th, 2022
Independent countries can't be free if rest of region is not- Dr June Soomer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Chair of The UWI Open Campus Council and former Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Dr June Soomer has questioned why the Virgin Islands (VI) is not independent despite having achieved much on its own.

November 15th, 2022
CRC chair urges VI to take ownership of constitutional review exercise

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chairperson of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Mrs Lisa Penn-Lettsome said the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) are not fully participating in the constitutional review consultations, even after the commission has worked on building awareness and ensuring people know what the process is about.

November 14th, 2022
'What is so hard in counting 50,000 people?’- Caller on national census

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Look at we fighting to get a census. We barely got 50,000 people right now. What is so hard in counting 50, 000 people?”

November 14th, 2022
Treat constitutional review as if it's 'the last one'- Hon Fraser

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Veteran legislator and Opposition Leader in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has called on the commissioners of the Constitutional Review Commission to treat the process as if it would be the last for the VI.

November 13th, 2022
CRC Chair pleased with level of interaction @ 1st community meeting

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chairperson of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Mrs Lisa Penn-Lettsome has expressed satisfaction with the level of interaction received at the CRC’s first community meeting, which was held at West End Community Centre on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

November 12th, 2022
Christians should be 'anxious' to add voice to constitutional review matters - Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) have urged the Christian community in the VI to pay keen attention to matters relating to constitutional review in the Virgin Islands.

November 12th, 2022
Premier urges Virgins Islanders to engage Constitutional Review Commission

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has urged all persons in the VI to ensure that they are included in the conversation and ensure that their views are heard as Constitutional Review gets under way in the VI.

November 12th, 2022
Virgin Islanders told to report medicine side-effects, reactions

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) Ministry of Health and Social Development is encouraging persons to report suspected side effects of medicines as the VI joins over 80 countries in observing med safety week from November 7 to 13, 2022.

November 11th, 2022
Disappointing turnout @ first Constitutional Review consultation meeting- Hon Malone

WEST END, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member and At Large Representative Hon Carvin Malone has expressed disappointment at the turnout for the first consultation meeting of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) held at West End Community Centre on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

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