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VIYP Premier Kevin S. Fahie hailed as young role model
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Newly sworn-in Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP) Shadow Premier, Mr Kevin S. Fahie has been hailed as a youth role model by Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) in a social media tribute today, Saturday, October 24, 2020.
‘You have a voice, use it!’- Premier Fahie to Youth Parliamentarians
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, called on the newly minted youth parliamentarians to utilise their voices to ventilate issues plaguing the territory.
VI Youth Parliament relaunching Tue, Oct 20, 2020
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP) will be re-launched on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, under the ambit of the House of Assembly (HoA) in keeping with the Commonwealth Parliament best practices.
Women Power! 4 most powerful women in VI
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- It was another history-making day in the Virgin Islands (VI) on Thursday, October 1, 2020, when for the first time in 21 years an indigenous Virgin Islander was sworn-in to the post of Attorney General.
HoA to meet Sept 22, 2020
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Legislators in the Virgin Islands return to the House of Assembly (HoA) on September 22, 2020, for the Fourteenth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly scheduled for the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola.
Up to $5k fine, 6 months jail for public gambling- Gaming & Betting Act
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Individuals involved in roadside gambling or any type of public betting in the Virgin Islands (VI), including cockfighting, can now be fined and prosecuted under the Gambling (Gaming & Betting) Control Act 2020, passed June 18, 2020, in the VI House of Assembly (HoA).
HoA did poor job @ educating public on VI constitution - Hon Penn
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) said the House of Assembly (HoA) has fallen short of its role to educate the public on the contents of the constitution during the period of the last constitutional review to now.
Current VI constitution is 'disrespectful to the Premier' - Hon Vanterpool
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Fourth District Representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Mark H. Vanterpool has called the current VI Constitution Order 2007 as disrespectful to the highest democratically elected office, that of the Premier, over its stipulation to have a UK appointed Governor to chair the Cabinet.
Land acquisition by prescription is 'highway robbery'- Hon Fraser
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Senior Opposition Member, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has called for the House of Assembly (HoA), with the help of the Attorney General, to get rid of 'Land Acquisition by Prescription' from the Virgin Islands, calling the system a legal form of highway robbery.
Rev Turnbull praises debates on motion for constitutional review
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Senior Pastor of the Cane Garden Bay (CGB) Baptist Church in Tortola, Dr Melvin A. Turnbull has praised the debates on Virgin Island's upcoming constitutional review, adding that is a step forward for the Territory.
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