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June 20th, 2014
‘I respect my boss’ –Hon Fahie tells VG

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – “I want to say this to clear the air. The Chairman and I had a very intense race, everyone [is] wondering how can we co-exist…I want to help you with this, any time there is one prize that everybody is aspiring to there will always be some bumps along the way…”

June 19th, 2014
Devon U. Osborne says he's ready to be 9th District Representative

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – At the General meeting called by the leadership of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) last night June 18, 2014, former Press Secretary Mr Devon U. Orborne announced that he was ready to run for the position of Ninth District Representative.

June 19th, 2014
‘I am the Bishop behind the curtain, come home’ – Hon Fraser

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – When members of the newly elected executive of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) got on their first trip to meet their people across the Territory, they took with them lots of information, confessions, proposals and ears that were open to what their supporters and others had to say.

June 19th, 2014
No violation of Protocols in land side works contract – Hon Vanterpool

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Communications and Works Hon Mark H. Vanterpool said that an evaluation committee examined the bids for the land side development phase of the Cruise Pier Development Project and made a recommendation which was then approved by the Ports Authority Board.

June 18th, 2014
UPDATE: Figures confirmed VIP did not leave country broke

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith in responding to questions by Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) in the House of Assembly on Friday June 13, 2014 insists that the contracts left by the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government had to be honoured since they were legally binding and the last one was addressed about a month ago.

June 17th, 2014
Hon Fraser outlines mission to strengthen VIP

SEA COWS’ BAY, Tortola, VI – Newly elected Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA is ready for the task ahead of moving the party towards the next general elections and among his first tasks are strengthening the party’s organs and identifying new leaders.

June 17th, 2014
Some things in PAC report make ‘no sense’ – Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “It’s a lot of things in [the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report]. I don’t know where they make sense but the main thing I am saying, I would have loved to debate it to say that as Minister, of course I directed the cruise ship [port] project in the scope that we have there, of course I did,” Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool told this news site.

June 16th, 2014
‘There are clouds over that project’ – Hon Andrew A. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “We have done it many times for the financial services. We have done it many other times for other aspects of Government. What is alarming is that the Premier has come today to seek the guaranteeing of the $35 million loan for the cruise pier project by the ports and is saying that we will debate the final report from the Public Accounts Committee at another time.”

June 16th, 2014
Hon Fraser warns Hon Walwyn, ‘every dog has his day’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative of the Third District the Honourable Julian Fraser RA, warned Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn that every “dog” has his day.

June 13th, 2014
Government rejects debate on PAC Cruise Pier final report

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Government rejected the Opposition’s attempt today June 13, 2014 to commence a debate on the Public Accounts Committee’s Final Report on the Cruise Pier Development Project in the House of Assembly.

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