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Opp. Leader stresses importance of agriculture to Virgin Gorda
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Leader of the Opposition and Ninth District Representative Honourable Ralph T. O'Neal OBE today February 13, 2014, stressed the importance of agriculture if the Territory is to reduce its food costs and underscored the need for young people in the discipline.
NDP record stuck on 'VIP left Govt. broke' tune
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Controversial Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn and his NDP colleagues seem to have had their record stuck on the one tune which is that the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) left the country broke, a tune which many see as over-killed, over-used and unjustified, as they made their speeches in support of the budget in the House of Assembly yesterday February 11, 2014.
Day 2 of Opposition boycott of HOA!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Opposition today February 11, 2014, continued their boycott of the budget debates at the Fourth Sitting of the Third Session of the Second House of Assembly following their ongoing dissatisfaction with Government’s scheduling of budget debates and for disregarding the Opposition.
Has NDP deceived its people with NCL & DCL agreements?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One may be left with no resort but to conclude that the National Democratic Party (NDP) led Government of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith may have sold away the birth rights of its people when they entered into agreements last month with Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) and Disney Cruise Lines (DCL).
VG new Rotaract cautioned to 'Keep politics out’ of their club
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - “I would like to warn the members that for God’s sake keep politics out of Rotaract.” This was a stern advice that founder member of the Rotary Family of the Virgin Islands, Past President and Representative for the Ninth District Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE as he addressed the recently commissioned and installed Rotaract Club last Saturday February 1, 2014.
First Rotaract Club for VG chartered & installed
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Eons from today when one would have flicked the pages of the record books of the Virgin Islands, somewhere there between the many recorded notes will the name of Mr Kyle I. Harrigan placed among the names of other Rotarians as the man who was the first Virgin Gorda Rotaract Club president.
NDP cannot be trusted with the truth – Hon. Andrew A. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The former Minister for Education and Culture and elected representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie came out swinging ahead of the 2014 Budget Address to be delivered on January 13, 2014 by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith.
Budget Address for January 13, 2014 HOA meeting!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - This news site’s many sources within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has informed us that the House of Assembly (HOA) will have its first meeting of 2014 on Monday January 13 where the 2014 Budget Address is expected to be delivered.
Better to give than to receive - BVIHSA
ROAD TOWN, Totola, VI – The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) celebrated Christmas 2013 under the theme, It is Better to Give than to Receive.
UPDATE: Getting rid of $12m with treasury closed is tall order – Hon Julian Fraser, RA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “It doesn’t speak well for a government, Madam Speaker, to be constantly hoarding money when you owe people money and the people I am talking about are not the Rockefellers, I am talking about little Joe on the street…” this was according to Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser, RA.