Over 40 BVIslanders living and studying in the United Kingdom turned up for an afternoon meet and greet hosted by Dr. The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley and the BVI London Office at BVI House in London on November 23 during his first official visit to the UK.

Ms. April Glasgow will represent the Virgin Islands and other Overseas Territories at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) International Leadership Programme (ILP) in November.

Fellow Virgin Islanders and Residents, A pleasant Good Day and God’s Blessings to you.

In keeping with my pledge to keep you informed of all matters that are likely to have significant impact on your lives and interests as citizens, I wish to say that today I will be leading a delegation of officials of the Government of the Virgin Islands to the United Kingdom (UK) to discuss the conditions of the loan guarantee, among other areas. 

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is away from the Territory attending the annual United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) Pre-Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) Meeting and the inaugural UK/OT International Trade Summit in the Cayman Islands.

Leaving the European Union with a deal remains a United Kingdom Government (UKG) priority and an agreement has been reached with the EU on an extension until 31 October 2019 at the latest, and crucially with the option to leave earlier as soon as a deal has been ratified.

Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE, has concluded his annual delegation to London and attended the 20^th Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) alongside the other Leaders of UK Overseas Territories (OTs) from December 3 to 6.

The Director for the Overseas Territories in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Mr Ben Merrick, concluded his visit to the Virgin Islands on Friday, 09 November.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is the recipient of several generators gifted by the Government of the United Kingdom (UK).

The Government of the Virgin Islands has submitted its response to the UK Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Select Committee’s Inquiry into the future of the United Kingdom’s (UK) Overseas Territories (OTs).

BVI Students studying in the United Kingdom will join their counterparts from other territories that are members of the UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) and produce short films depicting their homeland to be presented at a conference in November.