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Local Politics
‘No candidates selected yet to run with VIP’- Natalio D. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) has today January 26, 2018 announced that no candidates have been selected by its 76 Member Congress to contest the 2019 general elections.
HoA to meet soon to consider removal of State of Emergency
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Almost three weeks after Hurricane Irma devastated the Virgin Islands (VI), leaving death, homelessness, chaos, looting and confusion, with no one clear as to who is in charge, the House of Assembly (HoA) is to meet.
The flood that cancelled our Emancipation celebrations
Alred C. Frett
Mommy is the World really coming to an End?
As the World turns we continue to be burdened globally by Social and Climatic Changes - Typhoon in China, Hurricane in Texas, Floods in the West Indies, Wars in the Middle East, Lies and Deceit in Politics and a Total Eclipse of the Sun – None of these individually guarantee the end of the World but rather than work to make it better too many are giving up in despair and are preparing for Imaginary Heaven.
Boycott? 8 Members & Speaker snub Governor's swearing in!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was a quiet, short and unassuming ceremony for the newly appointed senior civil servant in the British Overseas Service to hold the title of Governor.
Letters emerge of nasty fight to keep Governor out of HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- More information has come to light on the stand by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)Government of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) to block the new Governor of the Virgin Islands from being sworn in at the House of Assembly (HoA).
Shady response by Premier as 'Rome burns & Pharoahs party' – Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R3) described the move by Premier Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) to make a statement on Fahie’s No Confidence motion after the sitting of the House of Assembly (HoA) on August 2, 2017 as “shady”.
Tit-for-tat in the HoA!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When Speaker of the Virgin Islands (UK) House of Assembly (HoA) Ingrid A. Moses-Scatliffe put members of the Opposition, Leader Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and Honourable Julian Fraser, RA (R3) on notice about her intolerance as it relates to the excessive amount of supplementary questions they have been putting to Ministers of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), they were not going to let her words fall without firing back.
UPDATE: Elected Leaders putting VI at a disadvantage - Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In a brief statement following the decision of the No Confidence Motion today August 1, 2017, Leader of the Opposition Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said, "Everyone who wants to be honest and fair must realise that our Territory's finances are going down a slippery slope and so is our economy."
Political appointees are ‘a bunch of crooks’- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI – Representative of the Third District and former Opposition Leader Hon Julian Fraser, RA (R1) lashed out at political appointees to any commission describing such appointees as “a bunch of crooks”.
VI on the verge of ‘direct rule’ – Hon Andrew A. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has warned the British Overseas Territory of the Virgin Islands (VI) that if the Minister of Finance continue to mismanage his portfolio, that "someone will police us in a manner we will all regret."
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