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After $7M of taxpayers’ money would BVI Airways ever fly?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Many persons were not convinced it was a good deal after the National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration, led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith and his Tourist Board Chairman Russell Harrigan, announced a US$7M bailout of the defunct BVI Airways.
Questions persist on Hon Walwyn’s million dollar ESHS wall!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Controversy and questions persist over a wall constructed by the Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn weeks before the 2015 general elections, costing tax payers over US$1M.
House of Assembly to meet Sept 22, 2016
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), which has its lowest rating since the 2011 General Elections, is to come off its summer break and meet on Thursday September 22, 2016.
House of Assembly gets a facelift
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands (VI) has received a much needed facelift on the inside and was almost ready today June 15, 2016 when the VI Youth Parliament held its evening session to debate a motion on implementing measures to ensure transparency in the process of public expenditure.
How can you tell lies about people & then want to sue? Donald E. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Long-time public activist and radio talk show host Donald E. de Castro said politicians using their protection in the House of Assembly from being sued for slander and libel should not abuse that privilege to attack ordinary citizens.
‘Little bit of patience’ needed before VG water woes are resolved- Dr Hubert O’Neal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After previously saying that the water problem in Virgin Gorda was heart-breaking for him and that he considered it the number one issue for him as Ninth District Representative, Dr The Hon Hubert O’Neal said he now sees “a light at the end of the tunnel.”
Hon Skelton blasts Gov’t for 'treatment' of Claude O. Skelton Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Making it known that former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Claude O. Skelton Cline is his nephew, which has caused him to hold back on his opinions on Skelton-Cline’s performance on the Cruise Pier Development Project, Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Ronnie W. Skelton has blasted his own National Democratic Party (NDP) Government for not giving Mr Skelton-Cline his due credit.
UPDATE: 2016 Budget of $330M passed in HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI- In the quiet of the night on March 31, 2016 the House of Assembly (HoA) passed one of the largest spending Bills in the history of the Virgin Islands. It approved the 2016 Appropriation Act totaling three hundred and thirty million, eight hundred and forty six thousand, five hundred dollars (US$330, 846,500).
Hon Marlon A. Penn cries for protection of locals
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In total contrast to what controversial Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn had said in January that Government can no longer fully protect locals, Junior Minister for Trade and Investment Promotion Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called for Government to do all in its power to protect locals.
Budget Day is February 8, 2016; HoA resumes today Jan. 26
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Parliament or the House of Assembly (HoA) is expected to resume today, Tuesday January 26, 2016 at 2:30 PM at its chambers in Road Town, on the main island of Tortola.
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