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London Bridge is burning down
Thomas C. Famous
The Parliament of Westminister in London is considered “The Mother of all Parliaments.” For over 900 years laws have been passed inside of those chambers that governed not just how England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland were run, but the entirety of the British Empire.
UK approach to VI is like a child they want to direct– OECS Director General
SAINT GEORGES, Grenada– Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr Didacus Jules has compared the British approach to the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) reforms in the territory as one where the Virgins Islands is being treated like a child.
OECS calls on UK to withdraw Order in Council ‘without delay’
SAINT GEORGES PARISH, Montserrat- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has called on the United Kingdom (UK) to withdraw without delay the Order in Council being held in reserve to suspend the [British] Virgin Islands constitution.
‘This Governor is a big liar’- Caller on Hot Seat show
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom (UK) appointed Governor, John J. Rankin, CMG, continues to become unpopular, not only with the Government of National Unity but among the people of the Virgin Islands.
‘No Truss, No Order’ in Council- Hon Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- With Mary Elizabeth Truss’ dismal performance in leadership, which has led to her premature resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Opposition Leader Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has noted that Truss also got it wrong when she put the Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands (VI) constitution and impose direct rule.
Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister
LONDON, UK- The former Minister for British Overseas Territories, Mary Elizabeth Truss aka 'Liz Truss', who initiated the controversial Order in Council to give the United Kingdom (UK) appointed Governor the power to suspend the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) at a whim, has announced her resignation as Prime Minister of the UK.
The real costs of holidays, vacations & elections
Alred C. Frett
Keeping Ourselves Busy by Doing Nothing:
We live and learn and, while we may not have all the answers, the World is not flat, Heaven is not in the Sky and if you don’t love yourself no one is obliged to love you… As Adults we look for Vacations even when we are unemployed and as Children we look forward to Holidays even when it means avoiding lessons that improve our lives… Now is the time to look even deeper at our Basic Traditional Practices.
UK inflation @ 40-year high as food prices rise
AP NEWS
LONDON, UK — British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without gutting help for the nation’s poorest residents.
VI to encourage UK to 'reconsider' reserved Order in Council- VI tells UN
NEW YORK CITY, USA- The Virgin Islands delegation that will travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in November, 2022, will, among other things, encourage the UK Government to reconsider its current position on maintaining an Order in Council in reserve.
VI people must wake up to rethink relationship with UK- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to unite, stop the infighting, and send a strong message to the United Kingdom (UK) that it does not want a relationship where the UK can suspend the local constitution.
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