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NDP racks-up over $4M in advance warrants in 1 year!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Opposition continues to accuse the National Democratic Party (NDP) regime of Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith of mismanagement of public funds, reckless spending and squandering millions without the tender process, more evidence is coming to light.
Govt Ministers to face more Opposition questions today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Fourth Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Second House of Assembly will commence at 10:00 AM this morning March 12, 2015 and on the agenda are a number of questions from the Opposition to Ministers, new legislation to be tabled and a few bills for second and third readings.
Hon Fraser says Govt still hiding info on Ports project
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman for the Virgin Islands Party and Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser RA believes answers to his questions posed to Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith in the last sitting of the House of Assembly were not complete.
EXCLUSIVE: Youth group being formed to ‘have say’ in VI society
NORMAN ISLAND, VI – Several young men and women in the Virgin Islands have formed themselves into a group with aspirations of one day becoming a strong voice on political and societal matters.
Doug Wheatley against raising of nomination fee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Douglas Wheatley has spoken out against any proposal to raise the nomination fee for candidates to enter the political race, saying there should be no further hurdles to persons wanting to run for office.
Radio show caller asks why no questions to Dep Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller to a radio talk show stirred up controversy when he posed a question to talk show host Doug Wheatley on Friday March 6, 2015 asking why it was that the Opposition never asked questions of Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7).
'NDP Gov’t killed the middle class!' - Speak Your Mind caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A caller to the Speak Your Mind television show of Saturday March 7, 2015 labelled the National Democratic Party (NDP) government the worst as she alleged they have killed off the middle class people of the territory.
Hon Fraser denies registering voters from outside his District
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) has vehemently dismissed allegations that he had a hand in registering persons from outside the Third District so that they will be able to vote in that district.
‘C.B. Romney should be honoured’ – Edmund G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Edmund G. Maduro wants the powers that be to name something after the late former Chief Minister Cyril B. Romney given the many contributions that he has made to the tourism and financial services sectors.
Conflict of interest & government rent
By Dickson Igwe
The following is the second story in a three part narrative on the culture of political corruption in the British Virgin Islands. It is a call to voters and residents to place fixing the "corruption challenge," at the top of the agenda in the run up to General Elections in early 2016, in the British Virgin Islands.
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