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HoA meets Thursday, July 29, 2021
WICKHAM'S CAY 1, Tortola, VI- After a rare month-long adjournment, the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands will convene on Thursday, July 29, 2021.
US states legalise marijuana as post-pandemic economic booster
NEW YORK, USA - At least 5 more US states have recently legalised recreational marijuana use, which means 30% of the country allows its adult residents to possess and use cannabis.
Gov’t ‘will not be defined by areas we have to improve’- Premier
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has declared that his administration will not be defined by any areas that are work in progress, rather, by its record of making good governance a priority.
Members of ousted NDP regime to face CoI next week
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A number of members of the former National Democratic Party (NDP) administration, including former premier Dr the Hon D. Orlando Smith, are scheduled to appear before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) from Monday, June 14, 2021.
‘No time to play political football in VI’ -Skelton-Cline urges Legislators
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Legislators in the Virgin Islands (VI) have been admonished to stop playing ‘political football’ over issues, given the current state of affairs in the territory.
Legislators’ retirement benefits not a salary increase; 30 years overdue– Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says the recent decision by the House of Assembly (HoA) to address benefits for retired legislators (HoA) was an issue that has been outstanding for over 30 years.
NDP Gov't had challenges enforcing mandatory sentencing - Hon Penn on gun laws
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R1) has said the previous National Democratic Party (NDP) Government had challenges enforcing minimum mandatory sentences regarding illegal weapons.
Hon Smith wants mandatory jail time for possession of illegal guns
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Deputy Speaker and Territorial At-Large member in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) has called for stiffer penalties relating to gun crimes, including mandatory jail time for those found with illegal guns.
‘I’m not hearing enough outrage’ regarding crime – Hon Fraser
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Senior Opposition Legislator, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) said with regards to the conversations surrounding crime in the Virgin Islands (VI), there is not enough outrage over the situation in the territory.
‘Gun crime is like fungus’ that eats away @ human fabric - Hon Rymer
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said the Explosive Amendment Act 2021, is another effort by the government to deter gun crime in the Virgin Islands as well as to ensure guilty persons do not escape prosecution due to loopholes in the law.
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