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‘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…”
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.”
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.
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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