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Govt budget cuts to hit 2 TV stations
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Government is scaling down on its programmes to be aired by independent television stations owing to budget cutbacks and this was communicated to the managers of some stations recently.
Opposition warns of dangers of Status of Children Act
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Members of the House of Assembly today March 27, 2014 debated the Status of Children Act 2013 but the Opposition cautioned that the legislation must address many issues that could come up in the new law’s implementation.
Gov’t should subsidise agriculture in VI - Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Governments the world over subsidise agriculture and according to commentator Douglas Wheatley, the Virgin Islands should be no different.
Hon. O’Neal lashes out at fmr Attorney General!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader and Virgin Islands Party boss Hon. Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, while praising the Attorney General (AG) Dr Christopher P. Malcolm on his efforts at consolidating the Territory’s laws, took a swipe at a previous Attorney General who served during his administration.
Bill passed in HoA for laws to be put in electronic form
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Law Revision Act 2014, one of two Bills passed yesterday March 19, 2014 during the sitting of the House of Assembly was described as one that seeks to bring the laws of the VI in a form that makes them easily accessible and user-friendly as they are now said to be in a shameful state when compared to even smaller or larger countries.
Hon. Christian’s ‘no sympathy’ remark questionable – resident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident has taken a legislator’s comments to task about having no sympathy for whistle blowers such as the United States’ Edward Snowden by calling the remark a ‘questionable’ one.
Media & Talk Show Hosts held meeting over Cyber Bill
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show hosts Edmund G. Maduro and Rajah A. Smith held a meeting at the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay on March 14, 2014 to discuss the now passed Computer Misuse and Cyber Crime Act, 2013 with media houses.
‘Governor cannot stop legislation’ – Dr Kedrick D. Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering is of the view that His Excellency Governor William Boyd McCleary cannot arbitrarily refuse to assent to legislation passed in the House of Assembly and noted it is standard procedure for the Governor to sign the bills into law.
UPDATE: Paul B. Dennis QC appointed chair of labour tribunal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr. the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering today March 13, 2014 announced that Jamaican national Mr Paul B. Dennis QC will head the long awaited Labour Dispute Tribunal to be launched on May 1, 2014.
Backed up to Precipice by lies & innuendoes
Alred C. Frett
Locally & internationally we continue to bounce from one Manmade Crisis to another so that, instead of proverbial Beds of Roses we are left floundering on the edge of a Precipice… As time runs out, how will we explain to our Children that, with all our 21st Century Intelligence & Equipment we still remain shackled to the Curse of Ignorance and Practice of ‘Do Nothing’?
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