AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCommonwealth: Premier Natalio Wheatley will represent the Virgin Islands at the Nov. 1–4 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, where leaders will discuss investment, climate resilience and trade. Crime: Bruce Foxe, 35, of Long Bush, has been charged with carrying a firearm without a licence and unlawful possession of explosives, among other offences, after police say they found a weapon during a search. Health: The BVI Health Services Authority says oxygen was available when a patient in respiratory distress died at the Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic, disputing claims that a lack of oxygen caused the death. Infrastructure: Sewer works on the Cane Garden Bay Road corridor begin Oct. 20, with traffic restricted to one lane as crews install new sewer mains and related equipment. Food Security: Premier Wheatley urged residents and businesses to buy local, saying supply-chain disruptions expose the Territory’s reliance on imports. Local Business: Callwood Rum Distillery’s Arundel Panty Dropper won Best Tasting Rum at a Caribbean conference in Grenada.
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