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Hon Fahie knocks Premier Smith on funding delays for WE Police Station
WEST END, Tortola, VI – First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said he’s happy that the Government has found it necessary to carry out repairs to the West End Police Station despite the final cost of the works being twice the original cost.
Hon Marlon A. Penn to be named a Junior Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- (Post Time: 10:40am) Word just reaching our newsroom from senior sources within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is that second term 8th District Representative Hon Marlon A. Penn will be named one of two Junior Ministers in the Government of Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith.
NHI Concerned Group proposes tax to cover uninsured, revised role of SS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The NHI Concerned Citizens and Residents Group which had on October 13, 2015 submitted its petition against the National Health Insurance (NHI) along with a detailed letter has proposed a number of alternatives which it would like to see Government consider instead of the scheme in the current format.
70 of the Biras Creek workers 'resituated' - Dr The Hon Hubert O'Neal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Representative for the Ninth District, Dr The Honourable Hubert O'Neal has claimed that workers from the closed Biras Creek Resort on Virgin Gorda have been placed in new jobs.
Close the 'backdoor' for unqualified persons - Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is calling on Government to slam shut the backdoor through which unqualified persons can enter the Government service by being hired firstly by a statutory body.
'Gov’t not fooling anyone with $2 minimum wage increase'- Hon Julian Fraser RA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Describing the recommendation of the Advisory Committee to raise the minimum wage from $4.00 to $6.00 as “peanuts” and that it “sounds like nothing”, Opposition Leader and Virgin Islands Party Chairman Hon Julian Fraser RA said the increase would mean nothing unless there is some consumer protection in place.
Outsiders have brought some 'nasty habits'- Hon Archibald C. Christian
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Territorial Member of the House of Assembly Honourable Archibald C. Christian has slammed persons who come to the Virgin Islands and contribute to the destruction of its natural beauty by littering and having utter disregard for the preservation of the environment.
PAC sittings should be open to public - Hon Julian Fraser RA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition and Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser RA believes that the sittings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) should be open to the public as a way of ensuring transparency.
Advisory Committee recommends minimum wage moved to $6.00 per hour
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Committee appointed to review the territory’s minimum wage has recommended an increase in the minimum wage by 50 percent from $4.00 per hour to $6.00 per hour.
House of Assembly to meet tomorrow November 2, 2015!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Fourth Sitting of the First Session of the Third House of Assembly (HoA) will meet on Monday November 2, 2015 at its Chambers in Road Town, the Virgin Islands Capital City. This news site first and accurately broke the news of the Sitting the day after a decision was confirmed between the Speaker of the House, Hon Ingrid A. Moses, and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith.
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