Local Politics
Surveillance Bill passed; Hon. Fraser raises objection
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The 'Authorisation of Surveillance Devices Act, 2013' was finally passed today, July 9, 2013 at the Ninth Sitting of the Second Session of the Second House of Assembly, but this was not without dramatic effect as Third District Representative Hon. Julian Fraser, RA sought to make his objections clear.
UPDATE: HOA resumes today July 9, 2013
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following a session that was cut short on Friday July 4, 2013 the Ninth Sitting of the Second Session of the Second House of Assembly (HOA) resumes at its chambers in Road Town today, July 9, 2013.
Hon. Fahie slams Premier Smith’s Territory update speech
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Many persons within the Virgin Islands, including politicians, past Ministers of Government and those within the business community, have expressed either distaste, no interest, or high levels of concern about the recent address made by the Premier of the Virgin Islands and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith.
Premier’s speech ‘a lot of nothing’ & ‘self serving’- Hon. Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a statement released this morning July 8, 2013 to all media houses in response to the Premier Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith’s Territorial wide address broadcast late Friday evening July 5, 2013, Third District Representative and Opposition member Hon. Julian Fraser RA, labeled the speech as “self-serving.”
Columnists, talk show hosts ignored by Gov’t – Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Douglas Wheatley has complained that commentators and columnists are being ignored by government to the detriment of the people of the Territory.
An Independence model for the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
This narrative is part of a series of articles on the political pulse of the Virgin Islands as midterm approaches. The following story looks at an independence model for the Virgin Islands. It starts by assessing why the ‘independence forum’ must not be silenced.
Has the Premier flip-flopped on his ‘robust’ economy claim?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After two postponements and his Director of Communications Arliene T. Penn claiming that the speech was delayed by many weeks because of overseas duties, Premier of the Virgin Islands Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith finally addressed the public on the poor state of the economy this evening July 5, 2013.
Walwyn’s citizenship call a polarizing issue – Sowande Uhuru
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru expressed that while he felt the call by Education Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn was polarizing, the Minister was being honest and was truly representing how he felt at the time.
Our economy is in free fall yet the Premier is silent-Hon. Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Firing back at statements made in the last House of Assembly sitting where the Premier of the Virgin Islands and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith claimed that the economy is “robust”, Third District Representative and Opposition Member Hon. Julian Fraser RA, today 2, July 2013 released a comprehensive statement on the state of the economy.
Political appointments create distorted image of VIslanders – Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A local activist has struck out at the allegations that locals are thrust into positions in the workplace where they are unsuitable or deemed incompetent stating that they sometimes work in areas outside of their expertise because of politics.
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