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2 shot, 1 fatally, in St Kitts general elections
CONAREE, St Kitts & Nevis, WI – Police in St Kitts and Nevis (SKN) have confirmed that two persons were shot – one fatally - today February 16, 2015 in the Conaree area of St Kitts, but it has not been confirmed whether the shootings are elections related or not.
‘VI must diversify to benefit from an open Cuba’ – VIP Top Brass
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) said that islands in the Caribbean have had a long time for Cuba opening up and presenting opportunities in tourism and other areas that they could benefit from and that diversification of the Virgin Islands economy is necessary in order to fully benefit.
Water improvements on Tortola-Hon Vanterpool, Biwater vindicated!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In what many described as a new day in the vindication of water and sewerage giant Biwater, Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) has told the people that there are water improvements on the main Island of Tortola.
‘Premier’s answer misleading & insincere!’ – Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) and Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser RA has hit back at Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith for his response regarding the Opposition member’s concerns about the renumbering of the Order Paper.
Hon Walwyn responds to ‘scholarship class system’ with reminder on STF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) youth leader and seasoned businessman Rajah A. Smith who a few weeks ago accused the National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration of building a class system in education as it relates to granting of scholarships.
VIP pressure forced Dr. Smith to pay increments to civil servants!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - After three years of pressure, questions in the House of Assembly and speeches by Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Opposition members Hons Julian Fraser RA (R3) and Andrew A. Fahie (R1) over the unfair decision by the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government to withhold the hard earned increments of civil servants the Dr. Orlando Smith led NDP Administration have surrendered to the will of the Opposition and announced that they will pay the increments due to the officers.
‘We will not be deterred by political bullying!’ – Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the First District and senior member of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said that the Opposition will remain focused and will not be deterred by political bullying.
Winners & Losers of Political Corruption and Mud-Slinging
By Alred C. Frett
This is the 16th Black History Month of the 21st Century but instead of regarding all life as precious we still succumb to the same mentality that legalized Slavery by accepting European’s definition of Africans as being less than human… What some call progress is just a matter of leaders moving our Children from Cane & Cotton Fields into their hand-picked conflicts & wars.
'NDP administration disregarding HOA's Q&A period!' – Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser RA had a heated exchange with Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith following the latter’s attempt to change the order of business during the Sitting of the House of Assembly today February 12, 2015.
‘Announcement on CoI into Ports Project in a matter of weeks’-Governor Duncan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Speaking exclusively to Virgin Islands News Online on February 11, 2015 via his staff Sue Cotton, Governor of the Virgin Islands John S. Duncan OBE told our news room that he will make an announcement on the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on the Ports Development Project “within a matter of weeks”.
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