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Local Politics

November 3rd, 2015
PAC sittings should be open to public - Hon Julian Fraser RA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition and Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser RA believes that the sittings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) should be open to the public as a way of ensuring transparency.

November 2nd, 2015
Advisory Committee recommends minimum wage moved to $6.00 per hour

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Committee appointed to review the territory’s minimum wage has recommended an increase in the minimum wage by 50 percent from $4.00 per hour to $6.00 per hour.

November 1st, 2015
House of Assembly to meet tomorrow November 2, 2015!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Fourth Sitting of the First Session of the Third House of Assembly (HoA) will meet on Monday November 2, 2015 at its Chambers in Road Town, the Virgin Islands Capital City. This news site first and accurately broke the news of the Sitting the day after a decision was confirmed between the Speaker of the House, Hon Ingrid A. Moses, and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith.

October 31st, 2015
RVIPF faces considerable challenges- Gov John S. Duncan

WEST END, Tortola, VI – The West End Police Station was yesterday October 30, 2015 reopened following months of rehabilitation work to the building that had been declared unfit to house police officers as the promise of further maintenance work to other facilities was made.

October 30th, 2015
The tape does not lie! Premier Smith did say $90M in bank!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith shockingly stated recently that he could not recall saying anything during the last elections campaign about his National Democratic Party government having some $90M in the bank.

October 27th, 2015
Hon Fraser vindicated on Biwater; Sewage will stop being pumped to sea after 35 years!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader and former Minister for Communications and Works Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has finally been vindicated over the Biwater project signed by the former Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government of then Premier Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE on February 18, 2010.

October 27th, 2015
Premier Smith can't recall speaking of having $90m in bank!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Is it a case of amnesia or the side effects of elections fever that would cause Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith not to recall speaking about the sum of $90 million in the bank during the 2015 elections campaign just six months ago?

October 26th, 2015
‘Premier’s response will determine our further action’ – Doug Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Radio talk show host Doug Wheatley said that despite the negative vibes being received from many naysayers, the NHI Concerned Citizens and Residents Group will not pre-empt Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith as to his response to their petition asking for the National Health Insurance to be returned to the drawing board.

October 25th, 2015
House of Assembly to meet on November 2, 2015

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Fourth Sitting of the First Session of the Third House of Assembly (HoA) will be held on Monday November 2, 2015 at the HoA chambers in Road Town, the Virgin Islands capital city.

October 20th, 2015
‘I’ll soon announce more initiatives for 1st District’ – Hon Andrew A. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said that in the coming weeks he will be announcing further collaboration between himself and the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government with regards to development of the First District.

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