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'I had many concerns' with Skelton-Cline's contracts– Hon Flax-Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Trade, Economic Development, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has revealed that right at the start of the Government consultancy contracts with Claude O. Skelton-Cline, she had concerns with the arrangement.
Skelton-Cline says God will address HoA members conspiring against him
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Talk show host and former government consultant Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline, rather than defending criticisms surrounding his consultancy contracts awarded under the past Andrew A. Fahie administration, has called on God to deal with those who conspired against him in the House of Assembly (HoA).
'You do a whole audit on EZ Shipping & you don’t interview' them?- Premier on AG Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– A Report of the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster on the COVID-19 Border Security Contracts for Static Marine Platforms [COI R23], has been criticised for lacking proper research and interviews by Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Cement truck knocks down electrical pole in Little Bay
LITTLE BAY, Tortola, VI- Residents of Little Bay and surrounding areas were left without power when a cement truck felled an electrical pole around noon today, February 22, 2023.
Jamaica Integrity Commission head under fire
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Integrity Commission (IC) Executive Director Greg Christie has strongly rejected calls for his resignation, declaring that he has been unbiased in his duties over the last three years at the anti-corruption agency.
Is this the last Black History Month for the VI?
Alred C. Frett
Fairness between Locking up Trump or Freeing Andrew:
As we exit February, Black History Month - the Shortest Month – Our History has always been hidden or distorted in order to disadvantage us and benefit others... At home and abroad, we remain under threats to keep us in ignorance, as we pretend to hear without making the effort to listen and learn... As a Consequence, our very survival requires a supply of Truth for the Youth and Redemption for the Elders.
Gov’t contracts awarded to Claude O. Skelton-Cline was a 'mistake'- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Government contracts awarded to Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline under the past Premier Andrew A. Fahie administration were labeled a mistake by current Premier, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) when the House of Assembly debated an Auditor General's Report on the examination of public contracts issued to Mr Skelton-Cline.
UK Gov’t insisted VI agree to no early elections– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said he remains disappointed by Governor John J. Rankin’s ‘untrue statement’ about there being an option to go to the polls following the release of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Report last year.
Premier Wheatley calls for code of conduct for journalists
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the shutting out of Rosemary Cindy Rosan from what was intended to be a Premier’s press conference on February 20, 2023, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is now calling for a code of conduct for journalists in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Police Bill: After 'no-warrant search' officers can seize property on reasonable grounds!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the controversial Police Bill 2023 returns to the House of Assembly (HoA) today Tuesday, February 21, 2023, for further scrutiny, many in the legal fraternity have concluded that the Bill not only undermines human rights and justice but it is a direct threat to the local democracy.
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