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CoI: UK unable to let go of colonial legacy as ‘rule setters’ - Daniel F. Davies
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Silk Legal Attorney-at-Law, Mr Daniel F. Davies has called out the double standards of the United Kingdom (UK) government to execute a Commission of Inquiry into governance in the Virgin Islands (VI), yet rejecting an inquiry into its own disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the same pandemic given as the reason.
CoI ignored failures of Ex-Governor to control RVIPF & crime - Attorney Rowe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Attorney Richard G. Rowe of Silk Legal has pointed out the inability of the VI Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to address the failures of the Ex-Governor, Augustus J.U. Jaspert, to control crime and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) under former Police Commissioner, Michael B. Matthews.
CoI: UK won’t just walk away with ‘bloody nose’- Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Government Consultant and outspoken talk show host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline says he is now in a state of concern for the future of the Virgin Islands, when the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (CoI) funded by the United Kingdom (UK) comes to a conclusion.
RVIPF divided based on nationality of officers - Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called 'unacceptable' some alleged divisions within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), based on the nationality of the officers recruited to serve as police officers.
Skelton-Cline wants laws for private citizens to bear arms
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ talk show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called for robust law reforms to give private citizens in the Virgin Islands (VI) the right to carry a gun as a means to protect themselves against criminal elements in the territory.
‘I don’t gamble’ but industry will boost VI economy- Premier Fahie
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has said his Government will welcome innovative ideas that will boost the tourism sector and economy, including gambling which has seen resistance from some religious groups.
‘I will not allow anybody to force me’ to get vaccinated – Hon Flax-Charles
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Jr Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has revealed she is yet to take the COVID-19 vaccine, with heath reasons being a possible hold-up.
Noticeable ‘uptick of drug use’ in VI youths - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio moderator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline says in the Virgin Islands (VI) there is an uptick of drug use in local youths that has now become highly noticeable in the community.
Parents should be 'mad' at no full-time public schools – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on parents of students attending public schools in the Virgin Islands to voice their concerns over schools not operating at full capacity even as new research shows schools can open with less than 6 feet of social distancing requirements.
VI's delayed economic reopening a precursor for more crimes - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline says he is predicting higher crime rates in the territory, should more Virgin Islanders skip vaccination for COVID-19, which he says will continue to delay the full re-opening of the local economy.
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