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October 15th, 2021
CoI: Misick Gov't & TCI Opposition 'learned their lessons the hard way'- Robert C. Hall

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Mr Robert C. Hall, a former Turks of Caicos (TCI) Minister of Government says allegations of corruption in the Michael E. Misick administration, and questions over the handling of the financing of the territory were all precursors to the second CoI that eventually oust the Misick Government and resulted in a UK takeover of the territory.

October 7th, 2021
Skelton-Cline reiterates calls for ‘national conversation’ on VI’s future

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has reiterated calls for a national conversation on leadership and the future of the Virgin Islands (VI) as a territory under the United Kingdom (UK).

September 24th, 2021
‘The whole curfew needs to be lifted off' VI - Skelton-Cline

BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Fahie administration to end the national COVID-19 curfew for good, since he believes the curfew is having adverse economic impacts on the territory.

September 22nd, 2021
Make strips clubs legal & tax them accordingly- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Talk show host and local clergyman Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Government of the Virgin Islands to legalise local underground strip clubs in the territory so the government can begin taxing those businesses.

September 17th, 2021
‘Kindergarten bickering’ in HoA amidst CoI is disconcerting- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Honestly Speaking talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called out what he called 'kindergarten bickering' in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) among legislators, even as the UK-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) is present in the territory, as disappointing.

September 13th, 2021
Unvaccinated vendors, taxi drivers ‘acting the fool’- Skelton-Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Commentator and consultant Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has referred to unvaccinated taxi drivers and vendors as ‘acting the fool’ for refusing to inoculate against the COVID-19 virus in the best interest of their industry.

September 10th, 2021
Gov’t needs to find ways to revive cruise tourism industry - Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) to do what they can to revive the cruise tourism industry so that the people of the territory can see benefits.

July 28th, 2021
‘I’m not going to let persons dirty my name’ & get away with it - Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called out critics of his Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration for using ‘buzzwords’ to malign his government even as they continue work for the people.

July 22nd, 2021
VI in worse pandemic days yet demanding CoI persists– Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline said amidst the most challenging days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Virgin Islands (VI), the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the Virgin Islands (VI) is still being demanding towards public officers and witnesses.

June 21st, 2021
‘Westminster model of governance is outdated for VI's democracy’- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called ‘outdated’ the Westminster System of Governance for a modern and growing democracy like the Virgin Islands (VI).

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