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A Message from the Premier
The Virgin Islands has been building its constitutional foundation since 1950. Each generation has had a responsibility to look at that foundation and ask whether it still serves the people. This review is our generation's answer to that question.
We went to every island. We consulted residents. And in April 2026, all 13 elected Members of the House of Assembly, Government and Opposition together, agreed on 27 proposed constitutional amendments to take to negotiations with the United Kingdom.
This is not a government exercise. This constitution belongs to every Virgin Islander at home and in the diaspora, and to every person who has chosen these islands and built their life here.
I encourage you to read what was agreed, understand why it matters, and share it with someone who has not yet seen it. The negotiating team is going to London with a clear, united mandate. The stronger the public's understanding of that mandate, the stronger our position at the table.
This is our constitution. This is our voice. And this is our moment.
Dr Natalio D. Wheatley,
Premier of the Virgin Islands
THE TEAM
The Virgin Islands is not approaching these negotiations unprepared. The Constitutional Negotiating Committee brings together elected Government, the Opposition, the legal experts who helped build the recommendations, and experienced constitutional lawyers who have done this before. This is a team that knows our history, understands our rights, and is ready to fight for our future.
Hon Dr Natalio D. Wheatley
Premier and Minister of Finance and Negotiations Lead
Hon Julian Fraser RA
Deputy Premier and Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change
Hon Kye Rymer
Minister for Communications and Works
Hon Sharie de Castro
Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports
Hon Marlon A. Penn
Leader of the Opposition
Hon Ronnie W. Skelton
Member of the Opposition
Hon Dawn Smith
Attorney General
Justice Gerard Farara KC
Chair, 2005 Constitutional Review Commission and Constitutional Law Expert
Lisa Penn-Lettsome
Chair, Constitutional Review Commission 2022 to 2023
Maya Barry
Member, Constitutional Review Commission
The Committee is supported by a dedicated team of resource personnel:
Carolyn Stoutt Igwe
Permanent Secretary, Premier's Office
Dwynel Davis
Director of International Affairs Secretariat (Ag.)
Tracy Bradshaw
Director, BVI London Office
Ayana Glasgow
Director of Financial Services
Benito Wheatley
Special Envoy to the Premier
Xyrah Wheatley
Private Secretary to the Minister of Financial Services
Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC
Constitutional Counsel, Blackstone Chambers, UK and CNC Adviser