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No Parade, No International Acts: Festival mostly virtual- Dr the Hon Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has outlined a festival lineup that is void of any international acts, parade or rise and shine tramp.
Premier shoots down claims he visited family of COVID-19 victim on JvD trip
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has set the record straight regarding his trip to the sister island of Jost van Dyke over the weekend.
UPDATE: Speaker Willock returns to HoA after brief hospitalisation
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly, Honourable Julian Willock has returned for the 13th Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly today, July 21, 2020, following a brief period of illness that required hospitalisation.
Premier praises NBVI for ‘compassion towards the people of the Territory’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands' very own bank, the National Bank of the Virgin Islands (NBVI) has been praised by Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) for coming to the assistance to the people of the Territory in a tangible way amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
‘A police officer cannot have total immunity acting under a warrant’- Hon Fraser
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Another heavy legislation, the Police Act, 2019, is being debated in the House of Assembly (HoA), and according to senior legislator and Opposition Member, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3), such a weighty bill that has a lot of concerns should be given public consultations.
HoA passed record 15 pieces of legislation in June 2020 - Premier Fahie
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - As part of the aggressive legislative agenda of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government led by Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), the administration passed a total of 15 pieces of legislation in June 2020 alone.
12th Sitting of HoA set for Friday, July 10, 2020
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government of Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1), in its quest to accomplish its legislative agenda as stated in its manifesto as well as in the Speech from the Throne, has been keeping the House of Assembly (HoA) active as never seen before.
'Be honest' when applying for COVID-19 relief funds - Hon Penn
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has given the assurance that COVID-19 financial relief is on the way for the people of the Territory, even as he had questioned the legality of the US $40M grant from the Social Security Board (SSB) towards the Fahie administration's economic stimulus plan.
VI can be a pioneer for natural medicine- Premier Fahie
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- “My life got saved to be the Premier of this country today through natural medicine. I am not saying that natural medicine doesn’t have its place. I will never say that, that’s ignorance, they both must co-exist,” said Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) as he noted that he will be pushing for the Territory to capitalise on the healing and financial benefits of natural medicines.
Too many press conferences from unelected Governor- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Saying it is concerning the number of press conferences the current Governor H.E. Augustus J.U. Jaspert is having, commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has pointed out that previous Governors serving in the Virgin Islands have never injected themselves into public life and politics to the extent of Mr Jaspert.
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