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Events from the year 2018 in the British Virgin Islands.

Incumbents

Events

January

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Kyron McMaster at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

February

  • 10 February 2018 - two people are gunned down in a double murder, the Territory's first of the year.[3]
  • 19 February 2018 - Deputy Premier Kedrick Pickering announces the Government is actively considering legalising medical marijuana.[4]
  • 17–28 February 2018 - a rapid succession of shooting incidents occur in Tortola, including one fatality.[5][6]

March

  • 1 March 2018 - David Archer succeeds Rosalie Adams as Deputy Governor.[7]
  • 28 March 2018 - After a threatened "backbencher revolt", the House of Assembly passes the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency Bill, paving the way for £300 million in loan guarantees from the United Kingdom to assist rebuilding after Hurricane Irma.[8]

April

May

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Protesters at the "Decision March".
  • 1 May 2018 - The United Kingdom House of Commons votes in favour of an amendment to the Sanctions and Anti-money Laundering Act 2018 mandating public registers of beneficial ownership in all British Overseas Territories by 31 December 2020.[11]
  • 24 May 2018 - A public rally - the "Decision March" - protests against the British Parliament's decision to unilaterally impose legislative changes on the Territory.[12] Opposition leader Andrew Fahie called for an immediate constitutional review,[13] and Deputy Premier Kedrick Pickering referred to "entering a divorce" with the United Kingdom.[14]
  • 25 May 2018 - The immigration department announces that the population of the Territory has dropped by approximately 11% since Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the previous year.[15]
  • 30 May 2018 - The Territory is plagued by Sargassum blooms.[16]

June

  • 8 June 2018 - A march organised to protest against the incumbent Government attracts fewer than 50 demonstrators.[17]
  • 19 June 2018 - Premier Orlando Smith announces he will be stepping down.[18]
  • 23 June 2018 - Myron Walwyn is elected as the new President of the governing National Democratic Party, although Orlando Smith remains Premier.[19]
  • 25 June 2018 - A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hits the Territory. No damage or injuries are reported.[20]
  • 29 June 2018 - A judge rejects the extradition of Bob Hodge and Tico Harrigan, overturning a previous ruling.[21] The extradition proceedings have now been ongoing for nearly a decade.

July

August

  • 10 August 2018 - A man is gunned down in Purcell Estate, the Territory's fourth murder of the year.[25]
  • 19 August 2018 - A 3.2 magnitude earthquake is felt in the Territory, the third minor earthquake in the past five months. No damage or injuries ar reported.[26]
  • 24 August 2018 - House of Assembly member Julian Fraser launches a new political party, the Progressives United.[27]

September

  • 10 September 2018 - The Financial Services Commission publishes statistics for Q1 2018, which should a 12% jump in company incorporation rates.[28]
  • 12 September 2018 - A 4.3 magnitude earthquake is felt in the Territory, the fourth minor earthquake in the past six months. No damage or injuries ar reported.[29]

October

  • 11 October 2018 - The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force issued a report indicating that crime had fallen 23% over a 5-year period. The report also indicated that during 2017 (the year of Hurricane Irma), crime fell by 8% despite the widespread perception of a spike in criminal activity during that period.[30]
  • 22 October 2018 - Two people are murdered in separate, but possibly connected, incidents. They are the fifth and sixth murders in the Territory during the year.[31]

November

  • 3 November 2018 - Another minor earthquake affects the Territory,[32] the fifth of the year.
  • 19 November 2018 - Ronnie Skelton is fired as Minister for Health after stating proposals to form a rival party to the Government.[33]
  • 26 November 2018 - An explosion leads a massive fire at the Pockwood Pond incinerator.[34]

December

  • 7 December 2018 - A new party, the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) launches under the leadership of former Cabinet Minister, Ronnie Skelton.[35]
  • 22 December 2018 - Ronnie Skelton is officially appointed as the Leader of the Opposition, by virtue of leading an opposition party with three sitting members of the House of Assembly.[36]

Deaths

Footnotes

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