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Governor wants Police Bill returned to HoA after General Election
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After being accused of misleading the public on the tardiness of the controversial Police Bill in the House of Assembly (HoA), Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, has admitted his group was responsible for the lateness.
Man shot dead in USVI, suspect already charged with murder
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, Sr. Croix — USVIPD officers responding to a 911 call of a “man down” at 105L Whim found 31-year-old Akeem Javois lying unresponsive in front of the residence Thursday afternoon, March 2, 2023.
VI prepares for direct Miami flights via American Airlines
BEEF ISLAND, VI - As the Virgin Islands (VI) prepare for the launch of a new service to Miami with American Airlines on June 1, 2023, the carrier has named the Territory “Sexiest New Destination”.
Impunity in Governance
Dickson C. Igwe
The well-worn cliché, that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, is an assertion that should guide Julius Caesar, if he or she wants a wholesome, happy, and lengthy tenure in office. Sadly it never really does. When he possesses power, Caesar is unrestrained in his appetites.
Antigua begins process to sell Russian oligarch's yacht
LOOP NEWS
A notice will soon be placed in the media by the Antigua and Barbuda Government to announce the sale of a mega yacht that belongs to Russian billionaire Andrei Guriev.
Governor Rankin defends ‘biased’ Auditor General
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Amidst heavy criticisms from legislators and some members of the public that Auditor General Sonia M. Webster’s reports on consultation contracts for Claude O. Skelton-Cline and the contract for the barges to provide border security are biased and “lacking balance”, United Kingdom (UK) appointed Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has come to the defense of the Auditor General.
Dr Kedrick D. Pickering to rejoin NDP! Strange bedfellows!
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- In a bombshell move, former Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick D. Pickering is expected to rejoin the National Democratic Party (NDP) to contest the 2023 general elections.
‘When you write a report it should be truthful & balanced’- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another report by Auditor General Ms Sonia M. Webster has come under serious disrepute.
‘I will not yield’: Premier Wheatley & Hon Turnbull clash in HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- They may be Ministers in the so-called Unity Government, but blood is thicker than water was proven in the House of Assembly (HoA) on March 2, 2023, when Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) clashed.
Hon Malone slams Auditor General Report on marine platforms as lacking balance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Territorial At-Large Representative Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) has questioned the level of balance of the Report on COVID-19 Border Security Contracts for Static Marine Platforms [COI R23] in 2020, prepared by Auditor General (AG) Ms Sonia M. Webster.
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