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Fahie: Signage was to build pride among students
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Andrew Fahie said it is Minister Myron Walwyn’s prerogative to remove the signage from the Althea Scatliffe Primary School building, providing that he would have consulted with the parties concerned before instructing that it be done.
We must not pull down each other’s efforts – Hon. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – For the Territory to grow, politicians must not pull down another's efforts to look good in the eyes of the public because it could be self-destructive, warned former Minister for Education and Culture and 1st district representative, Hon. Andrew Fahie in the House of Assembly on December 21, 2011.
Job fair in the works for YUR applicants
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A job fair will be organised by the Ministry for Education and Culture for applicants in the Youth Unemployment Register (YUR) to be interviewed by potential employers, declared Hon. Myron Walwyn.
Purcell Community Centre could cost close to $1.9M
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The cost of the new Purcell Community Centre could cost as much as $1.9M declared Minister for Labour and Natural Resources Dr. Kedrick at the December 21, 2011 House of Assembly (HOA) sitting.
$90,000 contract inked for Kevin ‘OJ’ Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Coming off the heels of a contract for Claude Skelton-Cline of $96,000 to advise the Minister for Communications and Works on Ports matters, the Dr. Smith Administration has inked yet another high priced contract- this time to the National Democratic Party's (NDP) 3rd District defeated candidate Kevin ‘OJ’ Smith.
Don’t wait on carriers to bring technology to us- Hon. Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Julian Fraser, RA, in giving his words of support in the House of Assembly on December 21, 2011 to the appointment of Ayana Hull-Braithwaite as the Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulations Commission (TRC), warned that the TRC should not wait for the carriers to bring the technology to the Virgin Islands but that the TRC should always have a keen knowledge of what technology exists and let the carriers know that they are needed
Spirit of our fathers needed in time of gloom & doom!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Despite the gloom and doom being predicted by so many people here we should have that spirit of our fathers, that has guided us and led us through calamities, such as wars and the effects of the big depression in America in 1929, and disastrous hurricanes, and we survived,” remarked Opposition Leader Ralph T. O’Neal during a recent public address.
VIP still being blamed for UK’s budget request – Hon. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – 1st District representative, Hon. Andrew Fahie, finds its annoying that his party – the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) – is still being tagged as the reason for the United Kingdom wanting to review the Territory’s budget two months before it is passed in the House of Assembly (HOA).
You have to be brave in tackling sewerage – Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While lauding Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool for his commitment to tackle sewerage woes in the Territory, former Minister Julian Fraser RA has advised him to be "courageous" in his decision making.
Vexing issues in Telecom sector must be tackled early- Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The newly appointed Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), Ayana Hull-Braithwaite, already has her work cut out for her since, according to Minister of Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool, there are a few vexing issues that must be tackled early.
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