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Finance and Business
Gov’t signs contract for Anegada renewable solar energy
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI - The Virgin Islands Government has inked an agreement for the Anegada Microgrid project for the introduction of renewable solar energy on Anegada.
Hons Vanterpool, Fraser & Wheatley to make up Special Committee on legal fee matter
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- At least three names have been announced to make up the Special Committee to consider all the facts available and then consider three possible recommendations in relation to whether the House of Assembly should stand the legal cost incurred by Speaker Hon Julian Willock for a withdrawn injunction that had initially sought to prevent three lawyers from working for the Commission of Inquiry while not being called to the Virgin Islands Bar.
Teachers begin receiving $300 stipend requested by Teachers Union
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that a number of teachers have received the $300 promised by Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A Fahie (R1) in September 2021.
Judge ordering Speaker to pay ‘is a judicial overreach’– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- At least one clergyman has spoken out against the decision by Acting Commercial Court Judge Adrian Jack’s ruling that Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon Julian Willock should pay legal fees out of his own pocket despite filing an injunction in his capacity as Speaker of the House of Assembly.
Jaspert had said ‘CoIs are expensive & reveal nothing’- Premier Fahie
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- With the Opposition often insinuating that Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) was often running to the Governor to persuade him to call a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into government when he was in the Opposition, the Premier has again sought to set the record straight.
Noel Lloyd & Positive Action Movement
Edgar Leonard
Over the weekend, I read the following article with interest, disgust, and joy: Positive Action Movement: ‘When Ken Bates Took Over His Homeland In 1968, Noel Lloyd Led The Fight To Take It Back’ written by Moscowhite 0n 06 June 2012. It is a powerful, informative, and worthy read.
Cindy vows to ultimately cause HoA to be dissolved
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Sworn critic of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government and one of the organisers of the protest at the House of Assembly (HoA) today, November 1, 2021, Rosemary Cindy Rosan-Jones has vowed to cause the elected representatives in the HoA to be sent home.
USVI population drops a stunning 18.1%
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Census Bureau on Thursday, October 28, 2021, released the 2020 Census population and housing unit counts for the US Virgin Islands, revealing data Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr warned would "shock" Virgin Islanders.
SOL Out! Delta back In! as supplier of fuel to BVIEC
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Delta Petroleum (Caribbean) Ltd has out bided its main competitor in the refined petroleum supply market in the Virgin Islands, SOL, to win a five-year contract to supply fuel to the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC).
'I back them 110 per cent'- Premier to protesting teachers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- School teachers carrying out the silent protest action against alleged neglect and issues spanning over 14 years in the system have been told by Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) that the ongoing health pandemic is causing the territory to have a situation where there are high demands, but the resources are low.
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