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Hon Fraser not pleased local snubbed for DPP post
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even while welcoming newly appointed Director of Public Prosecutions, UK National Kim Hollis QC, to the Virgin Islands, Leader of the Opposition Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) maintains that the post should be held by a qualified Virgin Islander.
Daughter of Ellis Thomas launches inspirational book
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Miss Sherron M. Thomas, a Virgin Islander and Hawaii based US Military Officer, has joined the cadre of Virgin Islands’ authors with her fresh off the press book- Essence of Inspiration.
Hon Walwyn ‘very much out of place’- Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Radio talk show host and retired civil servant, Doug Wheatley has condemned the actions by Culture Minister Hon Myron V. Walwyn surrounding the snubbing of the Leader of the Opposition Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) at the opening of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival on July 25, 2016.
‘One BVI or Not?’ Hon Fahie blasts Hon Walwyn’s decision
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Letting his disappointment known following the decision by Culture Minister Hon Myron V. Walwyn to deny Opposition Leader Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) to speak at the opening of Virgin Islands (VI) Festival 2016 even though Hon Fraser was slated to speak, Opposition Member Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said Government missed a golden opportunity to show how much the VI had matured as a people and as a territory in a manner that respects the freedom their ancestors fought for them to enjoy.
Hon Walwyn flayed on Facebook for insulting Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The decision by Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn to strike Leader of the Opposition Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) from the programme for the Opening of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival at the last minute on July 25, 2016 has been met with shock and disgust by many on Facebook.
Hon Fraser kicked off Festival Opening Programme by Hon Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a shocking announcement, Leader of the Opposition and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA has claimed on his Facebook wall that he was "kicked off" the programme for the Opening of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival this evening, July 25, 2016 by controversial Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn.
Hons Pickering & Fraser attend Assembly of OECS in Antigua
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- They are not the two to always be in front of the camera but they continue to do a lot of good work behind the scenes.
Hon Fraser accuses Premier Smith of lying to public again!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has accused Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith of misleading the public on the controversial BVI Airways agreement.
VI Gov’t & Opposition pay tribute to late PM Manning
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Government and Opposition joined the rest of the region and the international communities in paying tribute on the passing of former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning.
Minimum Wage increase to take effect October 1, 2016- Hon Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Explaining that the delay in the implementation of the recommended Minimum Wage of $6.00 per hour is to allow the business community to ‘implement’ the National Health Insurance (NHI), Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr The Hon Kedrick D. Pickering (R7) has announced that the minimum wage will take effect on October 1, 2016.
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