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March 19th, 2015
‘Sewage outfall @ Slaney a national disgrace!’ – Hon Julian Fraser RA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Third District and Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser RA called the sewage outfall situation in Slaney a national disgrace and blamed the current National Democratic Party (NDP).

March 19th, 2015
‘Studies needed on medical marijuana’ – VIP Top Brass

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) said his party has not sat to discuss the ramifications of decriminalising the use of marijuana for medical purposes but acknowledged that such a topic requires careful study.

March 19th, 2015
‘Premier Smith influenced Governor’s decision!’ – Hon Julian Fraser RA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) has expressed concern regarding the decision by Governor John S. Duncan OBE not to put in place a Commission of Inquiry for the Cruise Pier Development Project and called into question his making a decision based on a study that Premier Dr the Honourable had a hand in commissioning.

March 18th, 2015
Gov Duncan knocks both VIP & NDP

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Governor of the Virgin Islands His Excellency John S. Duncan OBE has called out both the current National Democratic Party (NDP) and the former Virgin Islands Party (VIP) governments for paying scant regard to procurement procedures in their rush to see projects to completion.

March 18th, 2015
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Governor has made his decision!' – Hon Ralph T. O’Neal

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Assembly Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE (R9) said that while the PAC made a recommendation for a Commission of Inquiry into the ports project, the Governor has made his decision which he considers final.

March 18th, 2015
Opposition calls for incentives supporting clean energy

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Second District Honourable J. Alvin Christopher believes some sort of incentive should be given to help encourage persons to invest in their own alternative energy solutions as it is an expensive venture for ordinary citizens.

March 17th, 2015
Public questions Myron V. Walwyn’s obsession with John E. Leonard!

Statement from Advance Marketing & Professional Services to Hon Walwyn’s latest attack on the news site & former staff

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- We the people of the Virgin Islands have been familiar with the narrative from Hon Myron V. Walwyn for the past three years. His sick and erroneous attacks on our news site go like this: "Virgin Islands News Online has no staff; and our former Marketing Manager John E. Leonard does not exist, so there is someone hiding behind the news site".

March 17th, 2015
‘What did SSB say about this project?’ – asked Hon Fraser

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Third District and Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser RA wants to know what the Social Security Board (SSB) said to Government when it was approached for funds to finance the construction and rehabilitation of roads.

March 17th, 2015
‘NDP Members unruly in HoA’ – Hon Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has accused the National Democratic Party (NDP) members of addressing the Opposition in an unbecoming and unruly manner as he pointed out their lack of decorum in the House of Assembly.

March 16th, 2015
PPA makes 180 degree turn!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After first announcing via this news site that her party, the People’s Patriotic Alliance (PPA) was seeking to contest the next general elections constitutionally due by February 2016 Shaina M. Smith announced in a statement late March 15, 2015 that the PPA would not be contesting.

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