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Local Politics
Dep. Premier remains in conflict of interest – Commentator
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While he considers Deputy Premier Dr The Hon. Kedrick D. Pickering to be an honourable and well intentioned person, commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru said he disagrees with the legislator’s view that there is no conflict of interest with Dr Pickering’s involvement in the BVI Investment Club as expressed in the House of Assembly on July 26, 2013.
VIP vote of no confidence defeated in HOA 7 to 2
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One side of the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands saw the Motion of No Confidence brought by Virgin Islands Party member and Third District Representative Hon. Julian Fraser RA as lacking basis; however, members of the Opposition disagreed as they saw it as an intelligent move for detailed information about several issues they have been asking of the government for a long time.
Hon. Fraser chides Walwyn on speech writer allegations
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The controversial Minister for Education and Culture Myron V. Walwyn was on his usual mischievous, and some say malicious, behaviour in Parliament when the tenth sitting of the second session of the second House of Assembly (HOA) continued on July 26, 2013.
UPDATE: Premier Smith denies Govt ‘walked out’ of HOA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Parliament, known as the House of Assembly (HOA), for the first time in its history experienced a ‘Walk out’ by the Government in power when the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), led by Premier Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, exited the HOA without seeking an adjournment today, July 26, 2013.
'Is the Port broke?' Hon. Fahie on raising departure tax
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Member and First District Representative, Hon. Andrew A. Fahie has questioned the process used to determine the need and processes for the proposed increase in departure tax at the sea ports.
Hon. Fraser to fire questions to Premier & Walwyn for July 25 HOA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The popular Third District Representative, Honourable Julian Fraser RA, will not only be making history at the tenth sitting of the second session of the second House of Assembly on July 25, 2013 with his much anticipated Motion of No Confidence filed against the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government but will also be alone on the front-line firing questions.
Exclusive: Actions by NDP Govt will kill local ferries – Ira Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Owner and Operator of Smith’s Ferry Services, Mr Ira L. Smith, said if reports suggesting that government would subsidise an overseas ferry company through a lease in direct competition with local operators is true, then it will result in all of the local ferry businesses being forced to close shop.
Ferry operators blast alleged secret government deals!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A series of damning revelations have emerged about negotiations between local ferry operators and government representatives. Virgin Islands News Online was made aware of this alleged development by a highly placed source closely affiliated with the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) government.
'BVI Platinum News misrepresented me' – Jamal S. Smith
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Attorney-at-law Mr Jamal S. Smith wants to make it absolutely clear that he is not in strict opposition to the Cruise Ship Pier Project but that he is more concerned about the lack of transparency to the public.
Woe to you, columnists and commentators
By Dickson Igwe
A series of article on the political pulse of the Virgin Islands as midterm approaches states that opinion givers have gotten a bad rap recently. This story investigates why this is.
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