demonstrators. 19 June 2018 - Premier Orlando Smith announces he will be stepping down. 23 June 2018 - Myron Walwyn is elected as the new President of the governing National Democratic Party, although Orlando Smith remains Premier. 25 June 2018 - A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hits the Territory. No damage or injuries are reported. 29 June 2018 - A judge rejects the extradition of Bob Hodge and Tico Harrigan, overturning a previous ruling. The extradition proceedings have now been ongoing for nearly a decade. July 18 July 2018 - One person is killed in a plane crash taking off from Beef Island airport. 20 July 2018 - A House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee announces an inquiry on the future relationship of the United Kingdom with the British Overseas Territories, including the British Virgin Islands. August 10 August 2018 - A man is gunned down in Purcell Estate, the Territory's fourth murder of the year. 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. 24 August 2018 - House of Assembly member Julian Fraser launches a new political party, the Progressives United. September 10 September 2018 - The Financial Services Commission publishes statistics for Q1 2018, which should a 12% jump in company incorporation rates. 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. 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. 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. November 3 November 2018 - Another minor earthquake affects the Territory, 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. 26 November 2018 - An explosion leads a massive fire at the Pockwood Pond incinerator. December 7 December 2018 - A new party, the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement