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January 19th, 2015
“I will not be running with the NDP” - Shaina M. Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Clearing the air on reports that the newly formed People’s Patriotic Alliance (PPA) had been defunct and may not contest the next general elections and that its head Shaina M. Smith had gone with the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), the information reaching our news room speaks to the contrary.

January 17th, 2015
St Thomas: FRIEND or FOE?

By: Dickson Igwe

The relationship between the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands is more complementary than adversarial. It is also very complex. The following story assesses two economic schools of thought in relation to the matter. It is the first of two articles on the matter.

January 15th, 2015
Has Gov Duncan gone AWOL on Commission of Inquiry?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Many residents, civil society, talk show hosts, the media and the two Opposition parties Virgin Islands Party (VIP) & People’s Empowerment Party (PEP) are losing faith in the Governor of the Virgin Islands, John S. Duncan OBE, after his broken promise.

January 13th, 2015
NDP shows hostility to Digicel & Biwater

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a hurriedly worded statement that seems to have been written locally, and contained poor sentence and grammar structure, the National Democratic Party (NDP) has issued a response to the Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) who recently expressed concern about the private investment at the Ports Development Project.

January 13th, 2015
‘I stand by statement Hon Fraser could be next Premier’- Bishop John I. Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Many persons have been led to believe there is a public war ensuing between two popular political and religious figures in the Virgin Islands- in the persons of Honourable Julian Fraser RA, (R3) and senior pastor of the New Life Baptist Church Bishop John I. Cline.

January 13th, 2015
Mixed reactions on the role of the church in VI politics

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The role the church can and or should play in the political arena of the Virgin Islands (VI) has become a hot topic as the territory gets closer to the next general elections. This has seen senior religious persons taking the topic to the pulpits in church.

January 12th, 2015
VIP will make owning home easy for youths - Hon. Julian Fraser, RA

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - "You would have noticed a dramatic change in this district over the last three years (Third District) and you must ask yourself what's happening," said Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) and Third District Representative Honourable Julian Fraser, RA, as he brought to light the stagnated situation of his and other specific districts over the past three years.

January 12th, 2015
Hon Pickering wants special parking spots for former legislators

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It seems like once you get lucky to be elected to office in the Virgin Islands many of the perks could be extended, even if you lose the next general election.

January 12th, 2015
Local Devon U. Osborne flees VI over NDP economic persecution

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Since the 2011 general elections, many Virgin Islanders have faced systematic victimisation, loss of jobs and have had to deal with financial hardship directly due to the ruling National Democratic Party government. Now comes word of another Virgin Islander who has the courage to go public about his experience.

January 11th, 2015
“This is the last year for the NDP” – Hon Julian Fraser, RA

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – All set and ready to take on the leadership of the territory of the Virgin Islands, Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Julian Fraser, RA (R3) declared, “This January when I come before you 2015 the better news is that this is the last year of the NDP.”

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