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Consider a black governor for the VI – Resident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident has concluded that the position of Governor in the Virgin Islands either has to be seen as having a stigma attached or possessing some element of racism.
Should the VI revise its ‘General Orders’ once more?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “I think, unfortunately, it’s very difficult to get some of the changes that we want in society outside of government and outside of politics because the politicians wield so much power right now,” Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru said in a recent interview with Virgin Islands News Online.
‘I have not been hired by the NDP; Information is a lie!’-Dr. Scatliffe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Democratic Party (NDP) spin machine is in full force over an article done by this news site.
UPDATE: Hon. O’Neal fires back at Premier over wife’s contract!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One day after Virgin Islands News Online published an article from an exclusive interview with Leader of the Opposition Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, where he gave his views on giving his wife a government contract, it has caught the attention of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith.
Hon. Fraser sceptical about Premier Smith’s unity call
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Third District Representative Hon. Julian Fraser, RA has met a call by Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith for a bi-partisan political approach to the Financial Services sector with some amount of scepticism stating trends indicate it might be a request for the opposition to remain silent.
EXCLUSIVE: I have been fortunate – Eileene L. Parsons
MANCHESTER ESTATE, Tortola, VI – A recent announcement disclosed that Mrs Eileene L. Parsons was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to education and the community in the Virgin Islands.
Hon. Myron V. Walwyn hints at Independence
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – It would not take a rocket scientist to see that the members of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government and that the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith do not see eye to eye on the issue of the Virgin Islands advancing the status of becoming an independent country.
‘The At-Large System has failed the people, I hate it’-Hon. O’Neal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition and Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Honourable Ralph T. O'Neal, OBE, has categorically stated that he hates the At-Large system and there are tons of facts to support his stand.
Hon. O’Neal throws cold water on Premier’s ‘robust’ economy claims!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, has joined the growing chorus over the debate on the Virgin Islands economy and has disputed the claim made by the National Democratic Party Leader and Premier Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith that the Virgin Islands economy is ‘robust’ and getting better.
Third District being penalised by Govt – Hon. Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- It is an established fact world-wide that a government is the servant of the people and at all time is expected to serve all its people equally. However, many in the Virgin Islands see this current government as allegedly giving preference to some Districts above others.
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