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November 4th, 2013
Hon. Fraser accuses Premier Smith of poor leadership

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Third District Representative Hon. Julian Fraser, RA, has laid the full blame at the feet of Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith following the release of the Auditor General’s report on the Cruise Pier Development Project.

November 1st, 2013
UPDATE: Govt announces Elise Donovan to head Asia Office

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As was first and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online some three weeks ago, Elise Donovan will be the Director of the BVI House Asia or what some persons term as the Hong Kong Office.

October 28th, 2013
UPDATE: Customs Commissioner Wade Smith confirms airport incident

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – BVI Customs and Immigration (or appropriate department) can confirm that an incident took place on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport. It was reported that a visitor was allegedly assaulted by a member of our border control team.

October 19th, 2013
Sam Henry maintains Claude Skelton-Cline should be fired!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite an open letter to the media in which Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Claude Skelton-Cline stated he singlehandedly had nothing to do with Carnival Cruise Lines cancelling calls to the Virgin Islands for the latter part of 2014 and beyond, talk show host and public activist Julio S. Henry is maintaining his calls for Skelton-Cline to be fired.

October 18th, 2013
“Economy is not all that great”- Hon. Alvera Maduro-Caines

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another National Democratic Party (NDP) legislator has publicly disputed and contradicted the claim by their leader, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, that the economy of the Virgin Islands is “robust and getting better.”

October 17th, 2013
'Time to stand up & fight the system for all BVIslanders'– LIME workers

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Employees of LIME BVI who are likely to be out of a job sometime soon, say they are prepared to lead the way in standing up and fighting for the rights of all BVIslanders. They said government has failed to bend the hands of LIME on their behalf and instead cautioned them not to say anything to the media.

October 16th, 2013
Premier Smith bashes local media

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith has joined his rookie legislators in criticizing the local media.

October 9th, 2013
Local Charles L. Forbes Out! UK National David Foot in as Prison boss!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After days of investigation and speaking with Virgin Islands News Online’s many sources within the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government, this news site can confirm that Acting Superintendent of Prisons, Mr Charles L. Forbes, an indigenous Virgin Islander, has lost his job with Government.

October 8th, 2013
Speaker throws more cold water on Premier Smith's 'robust economy' claims

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House, Hon. Ingrid Moses started proceedings of the first sitting of the third session of the second House of Assembly (HOA) on Monday October 7, 2013 by letting members know of the serious challenges facing the territory and the need for them to work together to relieve the hurts of the people.

October 3rd, 2013
No fight between UK and VI Gov'ts – Hon. Vanterpool

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In a recent exclusive interview with Virgin Islands News Online, Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool sought to dispel claims that the National Democratic Party (NDP) government has been having a strained relationship with the United Kingdom (UK) government and that the UK had a hand in the discontinuation with negotiations with Tortola Pier Partners (TPP) over the Cruise Pier Development Project.

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