After less than five months on the opposition, At-Large Representative Lorna Smith has once again crossed the floor in a surprise move that strengthens Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley’s government by …
March 13, 2025
November 4, 2024
EDITORIAL: Smooth transition key amid minister shakeup
Sudden shifts in leadership are an occasional feature of any democracy, and dramatic Cabinet reshuffles are not unprecedented in the Virgin Islands. But after the latest shakeup, it is imperative …
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June 21, 2024
Smith expects trade boost after mission to East Asia
A “significant” boost to the territory’s economy will follow in the wake of a major trade mission to the Asia-Pacific region, Deputy Premier Lorna Smith has predicted. As well as …
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January 18, 2024
Virgin Islands mourns former health minister Malone
Former government minister Carvin Malone died suddenly on the morning of Jan. 14, shocking the community and drawing a flood of tributes and condolences. He was 64. “Carvin Malone was …
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December 9, 2021
Wheatley calls for focus on climate financing
Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley recently called for a focus on climate financing for the 14 associate member countries of the United Nations Economic Commission of Latin America and …
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August 14, 2020
Natalio Wheatley is deputy premier
For the fifth time since the February 2019 election, the territory has a new deputy premier. This time, however, he is here to stay. Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and …
September 12, 2019
Vincent Wheatley sworn in as new deputy premier
As officials walked through the doors of the Governor’s Office on Friday morning, some of them joked around with Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer, saying he wasn’t ready …
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June 13, 2019
Rymer sworn in as deputy premier
Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer will succeed Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley as deputy premier under the new government’s rotating deputy premier system. “If ever there was an individual …