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USVI Governor seeks new State of Emergency extension
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr has made a request to the 34th Legislature seeking another 30-day extension to the current state of emergency declaration which expires on March 11, 2022.
Father expressed concern for daughter who is VI Belonger in Ukraine- Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons in the Virgin Islands or elsewhere who have family members in Ukraine are being urged to make urgent contact with the Governor’s Office of the Virgin Islands as international diplomatic strategies are in place for them.
UK needs to be held 'accountable' in this partnership too!- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of the Honestly Speaking radio programme Mr Claude O. Skelton Cline has bemoaned the fact that the United Kingdom (UK) arm of Governance is not being held to account in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines is Acting Education Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There are now three female Ministers of Government in the Virgin Islands, with Sixth District Representative Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines currently performing duties as Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture.
Throne Speech set for Jan 18, 2022; Visitors restricted due to COIVD Spike!
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - The Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Julian Willock has announced in a public notice that due to the spike in COVID-19 he is “restricting visitors to the gallery for the Speech from the Throne scheduled for Tuesday, January 18, 2022.”
Jaspert had said ‘CoIs are expensive & reveal nothing’- Premier Fahie
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- With the Opposition often insinuating that Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) was often running to the Governor to persuade him to call a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into government when he was in the Opposition, the Premier has again sought to set the record straight.
Governors refused to deport convicted expats out of VI- Premier
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed that past Governors of the Virgin Islands (VI) had refused to take a decision to deport convicted expat criminals after they served a sentence in Her Majesty's Prison (HM Prison), despite being pressed by the Elected Government to have the individuals deported.
Governor alone cannot be blamed for neglecting public service– Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Head of the Public Service, Governor John J. Rankin, CMG said the blame for the neglect of the public service over the years in the Virgin Islands (VI) cannot rest solely on the Governor and his office.
UK Ship en route to VI for disaster preparedness mission
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A UK Royal Navy patrol ship, the HMS Medway will reportedly visit Tortola from October 22, 2021, as part of the United Kingdom’s Caribbean Task Group’s mission to prepare for and respond to disasters in the region.
Governor Rankin high flying yet again! Archer Jr to act as Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – UK appointed Governor of the Virgin Islands, H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG, will be off again from his governing duties leaving his Deputy to take charge.
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