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VI Constitutional Negotiation team to meet with public

-first meeting scheduled for May 5
The 10-member Constitutional Negotiating Committee (CNC) will conduct a series of stakeholder meetings across the main islands in the upcoming weeks. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
The CNC has been established to lead discussions with the Government of the United Kingdom regarding the reform and modernization of the Territory’s Constitution. Photo: Internet Source
The CNC has been established to lead discussions with the Government of the United Kingdom regarding the reform and modernization of the Territory’s Constitution. Photo: Internet Source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 10-member Constitutional Negotiating Committee (CNC) will conduct a series of stakeholder meetings across the Virgin Islands (VI) in the upcoming weeks.

The first meeting is scheduled for Tortola at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, in Paraquita Bay, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 7:00 PM. Subsequent meetings will be held on May 26 at the Catholic Community Centre on Virgin Gorda at 5:30 PM, on May 28 at the Methodist Church on Jost Van Dyke at 10:00 AM, and on May 29 at the Emile Dunlop Community Centre on Anegada at 10:00 AM.

CNC established to lead discussion 

The CNC has been established to lead discussions with the Government of the United Kingdom regarding the reform and modernisation of the Territory’s Constitution.

On April 21, the Cabinet and the House of Assembly approved the composition of the CNC to negotiate a new Constitution on behalf of the people of the Virgin Islands. This decision represents a significant step forward in the constitutional review process, nearly two decades after the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007, came into effect on June 15, 2007.

The CNC, which was approved in the House of Assembly without opposition or debate, will be led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7). The committee includes Deputy Premier and Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Hon. Julian Fraser RA (R3); Minister for Communications and Works, Hon. Kye M. Rymer (R5); Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Hon. Sharie B. de Castro (AL); Attorney General, Hon. Dawn J. Smith; Chair of the 2005 Constitutional Review Commission, Mr. Gerard St. C. Farara, KC; Hon. Ronnie W. Skelton (AL); Opposition Leader Hon. Marlon A. Penn (R8); Chair of the 2023 Constitutional Review Commission, Mrs. Lisa E. Penn Lettsome; and member of the 2023 Constitutional Review Commission, Mrs. Maya Barry.

7 Responses to “VI Constitutional Negotiation team to meet with public”

  • jack (02/05/2026, 12:03) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    Why this again waste of time
  • just asking (02/05/2026, 12:24) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    Would our opinions matter?
  • Raw and Unfiltered (02/05/2026, 16:45) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Fellow Virgin Islanders and residents lets overwhelmingly attend these meeting. We will have to live with the outcome of the negotiations so let’s make our voices heard loudly. The the CNC team is representing the BVI so must they must wing off to London knowing what we want. Thus is once ink a decade opportunity, so we and our reps must capitalize on the opportunity. This is the time to not just talk the talk but walk , the walk. Be counted when the roll is called. Let your voice be heard. Let’s us make these meetings more than performa meetings; let’s make them more than checking a block; make them meaningful.
  • asura (02/05/2026, 17:53) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    how much time would they consult my God just get on with it
  • TO TELL US WHAT? (02/05/2026, 23:50) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    THAT EVERYTHING AYO RECOMMENDED GOT SHOT-DOWNED?
  • Herewego (03/05/2026, 00:16) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Stupid one quicky public consultation is a waste of time. Sitting in a room on public tv is embarrassing and demeaning. Just a waste of time. The public will not come out. Why not try surveys and referendums, and answer submissions?
  • Outsider (04/05/2026, 19:25) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Belongers who were born here aren’t necessarily Virgin Islanders. Belongers who were not born here might be Virgin Islanders. This is the sort of nuttiness these endeavors have achieved to date. Anyway, best of luck to the Virgin Islanders and the Belongers with this. Hope it leads to positive change.


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