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June 14th, 2021
HoA Speaker blasts ‘disrespectful’ CoI Commissioner

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Honourable Julian Willock has come to the representation of the legislature and its Honourable Members, following alleged disrespectful treatment meted out by the sole Commissioner of the Inquiry into governance in the Virgin Islands.

June 9th, 2021
‘No time to play political football in VI’ -Skelton-Cline urges Legislators

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Legislators in the Virgin Islands (VI) have been admonished to stop playing ‘political football’ over issues, given the current state of affairs in the territory.

June 4th, 2021
HoA Members 'cooperating fully' with CoI- Speaker

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon Julian Willock has said, despite misleading public information, all 15 Members of the House of Assembly (HoA) have been cooperating fully with the one-man Commission of Inquiry (CoI) called by the former Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert.

May 21st, 2021
Legislators’ retirement benefits not a salary increase; 30 years overdue– Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says the recent decision by the House of Assembly (HoA) to address benefits for retired legislators (HoA) was an issue that has been outstanding for over 30 years.

May 17th, 2021
NDP Gov't had challenges enforcing mandatory sentencing - Hon Penn on gun laws

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R1) has said the previous National Democratic Party (NDP) Government had challenges enforcing minimum mandatory sentences regarding illegal weapons.

May 15th, 2021
Hon Smith wants mandatory jail time for possession of illegal guns

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Deputy Speaker and Territorial At-Large member in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) has called for stiffer penalties relating to gun crimes, including mandatory jail time for those found with illegal guns.

May 14th, 2021
‘I’m not hearing enough outrage’ regarding crime – Hon Fraser

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Senior Opposition Legislator, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) said with regards to the conversations surrounding crime in the Virgin Islands (VI), there is not enough outrage over the situation in the territory.

May 14th, 2021
‘Gun crime is like fungus’ that eats away @ human fabric - Hon Rymer

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said the Explosive Amendment Act 2021, is another effort by the government to deter gun crime in the Virgin Islands as well as to ensure guilty persons do not escape prosecution due to loopholes in the law.

May 13th, 2021
38 active cases of COVID-19 recorded in VI; 3 local cases!

DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) currently has 38 cases of COVID-19, including 3 local cases, Health Minister Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) stated at the Ninth Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands minutes ago, May 13, 2021, at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom.

May 13th, 2021
Anti-Gov’t political campaign ignited over stimulus grants - Hon Fahie

DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Following the circulation of a list of persons who allegedly benefitted from the COVID-19 Fishing and Farming Stimulus initiative, Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie in a House of Assembly statement, today, May 13, 2021, said persons in the territory are now using the COVID-19 situation to ignite a political campaign.

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