Governor Pruce gets one-year extension in BVI

Governor Daniel Pruce. (GIS Photo) Governor Daniel Pruce has announced that his tenure in the Virgin Islands has been extended by one year, allowing him to remain in office until January 2028. Pruce disclosed the extension while outlining his priorities for the coming months, including security, governance reforms and constitutional negotiations between the governments of the Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. “I also wanted to share, and for me this is great news, which I’m absolutely delighted about, that my own tenure here has been extended by one year. So I will be in this role until January of 2028,” Pruce stated. The UK government announced Pruce’s appointment in June 2023. He took office in January 2024, succeeding former Governor John Rankin.

Pruce said security would remain high on his agenda as work continues to transform the territory’s security and justice sectors. “Security continues to be very much at the top of my list and the work that we’ve been preparing for some time and delivering to transform the security and justice sectors will continue in the months ahead,” Pruce stated. He said that work would proceed in close collaboration with Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley, Cabinet and the rest of the locally elected government. The governor also identified governance as a continuing priority and said he would shortly present a progress report assessing the implementation of reforms arising from the Commission of Inquiry. In May, Pruce said the first assessment report on the implementation of the reforms was expected to be submitted to the UK government during the summer. “I will shortly be bringing forward my progress report which considers the work that has been taken forward to implement…