Director of Culture, Dr. Katherine Smith said the Department of Culture will be launching the book, “The 1949 Great March” with a special kind of pride and excitement on the 71st anniversary of the commemorative day. The book about the 1949 March will be launched on Wednesday, November 24 by the collaborative efforts of the Ministry

MESSAGE BY DEPUTY PREMIER AND MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, CULTURE, YOUTH AFFAIRS, FISHERIES AND AGRICULTUREDR. THE HONOURABLE NATALIO D. WHEATLEYIN CELEBRATION OFTHE 1949 GREAT MARCH AND RESTORATION DAY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Greetings and God’s blessings On Monday 22nd November, for the first time in our history, the Virgin Islands will be celebrating a new and

Travelers to the Virgin Islands who are fully vaccinated can now present a RT-PCR or Approved Antigen SARS COV-2 negative test result, taken within 48-hours before arrival to the Territory. Travelers will not be required to re-test upon entry into the Territory following an amendment by the Cabinet of the Virgin Islands to the COVID-19

The Premier of the Virgin Islands Honourable Andrew A. Fahie laid a wreath at the UK’s Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London’s Whitehall, on Sunday, 14 November.  The Service of Remembrance commemorates members of the armed services who lost their lives in the line of duty.  This year marked the first time that

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is away from the Virgin Islands from today attending the annual Overseas Territories (OT) Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in the United Kingdom (UK), which will be the first JMC in-person meeting since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth

UNDER THE THEME: Strategically positioning New Industries with Sustainability and Innovation: Continuing to improve the standard of living with focus on Education, Small Business, Healthcare and Technology Thursday, 11th November, 2021 Thank you Mr. Speaker. It is important that I begin this Budget Address from the words of Abba, our Father as found in Luke 12:8, “And

Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent Wheatley is away from the Territory attending the 2021 United Nations climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow from October 31 to November 12. Honourable Wheatley will form part of the official UK Oversees Territories (UKOT) Association delegation attending the conference. The COP26 summit will bring parties

It is with great sadness that I have been made aware of the death of Sir David Amess, Member of Parliament for Southend West in the United Kingdom. His murder was a heinous act which also struck at the heart of democracy. I condemn the senseless act of violence that took his life and pay

Deputy Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has told a meeting of the Fourth Committee (Special Political & Decolonization) at the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York that the United Kingdom (UK) should not go further down the path of colonialism in the Virgin Islands as the UK Government prepares for

Good evening and God’s blessings to the people of the Virgin Islands at home and abroad, all our visitors and all prospective visitors. Let us first acknowledge the grace and mercies of our Almighty Creator who has spared us the ravages of Hurricane Sam. As we are in the peak of the hurricane season, we