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Lloyd K. Black on job @ Ports Authority despite earlier denial!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Despite their earlier denial of the fact by a spokeswoman for the BVI Ports Authority last week, this news sites’ National Democratic Party (NDP) sources have moments ago confirmed that former Minister for Education and Culture in an NDP Administration Lloyd K. Black is on the job at the Ports.
Signing of FATCA pact is ‘ignorance’ - Edmund G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Political commentator Edmund G. Maduro has condemned the signing of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the Virgin Islands and the United States to bring into effect the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) which allows for exchange of tax information.
Should the Premier be elected At-Large or from a District?
SEA COWS’ BAY, Tortola, VI - Representative of the Third District the Honourable Julian Fraser RA has declared that he is no longer just a District Representative but must be seen as a national leader with his new post as Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP).
Premier Smith claims VI will be removed from ‘Blacklist’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith told members of the media that he had no doubt that come the releasing of the next scheduled annual tax information list, the French will no longer have the Virgin Islands (VI) ‘blacklisted’.
UPDATE: Airport, Cruise Port caused increase in expenditure – Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Activities surrounding the controversial Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, the Cruise Pier Development, the “shoddy” road repair works as described by residents and other projects have been blamed for the spike in expenditure for the Territory.
‘Education Infrastructure needs a lot of work’ – VG Parent
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – The current state of education and its systems of operations seems to be one that is eating at the fabric of society and parents, residents, politicians and other leaders continue to voice their concerns on the issue.
No contributions to Reserve Fund for 1st 4 months of 2014 – Hon Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith said that between the months of January and April 2014 there were no contributions to the Reserve Fund, which as at June 10, 2014 stood at almost $47 million.
PWHC raked in millions under NDP – Hon Andrew A. Fahie
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - “There is a company for the last three years that continues to get into the public purse and we cannot get them out named PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PWHC),” said Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), a key member of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP).
‘Party system has failed the VI’ – VG resident
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - “It seems with what we are experiencing or have been experiencing for the past few years that I have come to the conclusion that the Party system has failed the Virgin Islands,” said a resident of Virgin Gorda to key functionaries of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) on June 18, 2014.
Transparency & Public Accountability: Easier Said than Done
By Dickson Igwe
At a recent political meeting in idyllic Virgin Gorda, Virgin Islands, the New Chairman and First Elected Leader of the Grand Ole Party admitted that in past years his organization had not been good at listening to the cries of Joe Public. For this he apologized. He promised greater sensitivity to the public’s demands if elected leader of the country.
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