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November 16th, 2011
Spooners Estate still viable option for new elderly home

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Spooners Estate is still a viable option for the newly elected Government to construct a home for the elderly, revealed Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon. Ronnie Skelton.

November 16th, 2011
Elvis Harrigan calls for patience & tolerance for new Gov’t

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Immediate former representative of the 5th District and past President of Rotary Club of Road Town Elvis Harrigan, while extending best wishes to the new National Democratic Party (NDP) Government of Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith, has also called for patience and tolerance to be exercised by citizens.

November 16th, 2011
Sewerage problem in RT top priority for Gov’t - Hon. Vanterpool

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Noting that there are a lot of key issues on the table, 4th District Representative and Minister for Communications and Works, Hon. Mark Vanterpool, speaking at the Rotary Club of Road Town’s luncheon yesterday November 15, 2011 disclosed that one of the issues being urgently addressed by the Government is the sewerage problem in Road Town.

November 16th, 2011
BiWater forging ahead with works

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It is “business as usual” at the BiWater project sites despite the recent announcement by new Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool that all major projects were going to be halted for review.

November 15th, 2011
Lorie Rymer: Major parties stole my ideas!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Though he’s back to ensuring his catering business is running smoothly, Lorie Rymer, an independent candidate who contested the 9th district at the November 7 General Elections, is surprised that the two main political parties stole some of his ideas during the campaign and presented them as their own.

November 14th, 2011
People will decide if I continue seeking political office- Zoe Walcott- McMillan

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - At Large candidate on the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) slate at the recent elections Zoe Walcott-McMillan has shunned from stating what may have prevented her from being elected despite seeming to be very popular among the masses especially the youths during her campaign but has said she would contest again as long as the people decides so and of course the Virgin Islands Party congress.

November 14th, 2011
Hon. Vanterpool wants a Virgin Islander for TRC’s top spot

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – More than likely a Virgin Islander will be tipped to be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), said Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool at the swearing in ceremony for the new Cabinet at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall on November 9, 2011.

November 14th, 2011
Why the VIP lost the election?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Many reasons have been given for the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) loss at the November 7, 2011 polls, with one candidate believing it had to do with the “spin” the now ruling party put on the global economic downturn, and made the people hold the VIP accountable for it along with the various infrastructural projects that were not completed.

November 13th, 2011
Willing to support Gov’t but not without scrutiny – Christopher

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – This is J. Alvin Christopher’s fourth term as an elected representative for the 2nd District and while he plans to support the current administration of the National Democratic Party as an elected member in the House of Assembly, the stalwart politician said it will not be done without scrutiny.

November 13th, 2011
Legal consultation for BUPA contract - Minister Skelton

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Ronnie Skelton will rely on the legal opinion of the Attorney General’s Office in order to make any decision regarding the BUPA health insurance contract.

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