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HoA resumes 10:00am with discussion on 'Trade in Endangered Species' Act 2019

The bill entitled 'Trade In Endangered Species (Cites) Act, 2019' was brought to the House of Assembly by Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9). Photo: YouTube/File
The continuation of the Twelfth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands will be held at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duffs Bottom, Tortola today from 10:00 am. Photo: HoA/File
The continuation of the Twelfth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands will be held at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duffs Bottom, Tortola today from 10:00 am. Photo: HoA/File
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) resumes today, July 20, 2020, with discussions in Committee Stage on the “Trade In Endangered Species (Cites) Act, a bill first proposed in 2019.

The bill will provide for the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and will see legislators debate the way forward for the implementation of the bill in the Virgin Islands. 

According to a Cabinet post-meeting statement, the bill was first approved by Cabinet on June 19, 2020. 

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The continuation of the Twelfth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands will be held at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duffs Bottom, Tortola today from 10:00 am.

The HoA meeting will be carried live on CBN Channel 51 and streamed on the House of Assembly’s Youtube page.

 

6 Responses to “HoA resumes 10:00am with discussion on 'Trade in Endangered Species' Act 2019 ”

  • jokes (20/07/2020, 10:29) Like (12) Dislike (12) Reply
    How about discussing the topic of saving the endangered businessman from starvation due to Covid and the complete lack of planning by this administration?
    Now that might be worth looking into!
  • Sea star (20/07/2020, 11:09) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Better do something about the blight that is attacking our coral reefs at the moment. No reef, no fish!
    We have to stop the spread NOW!
  • pat (20/07/2020, 14:47) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    This is a hard working house even the speaker got sick lol
  • 10 % Tax (20/07/2020, 15:51) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    How about giving some of that "environmental tax" that every tourist been paying since 2017 to the departments that need it, like National Trust? Rather then just putting it in the 'kitty'
  • Progress (21/07/2020, 12:57) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is a step in the right direction. It’s something we need to lead on for our people and for tourism and sustainable fishing long term. We need to lead and hold others to account, be the shining example.


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