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Local Politics
VI needs referendum on independence- Rajah A. Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Businessman and Progressive United (PU) At-Large Candidate in the 2019 General Elections in the Virgin Islands, Mr Rajah A. Smith says a referendum is needed before the territory embarks on any journey towards independence from the United Kingdom.
Public input needed to advance Constitutional Review process- Dr Pickering
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr Kedrick D. Pickering has said that for the latest Constitutional Review process in the Virgin Islands to truly advance, public input and public participation are necessary.
Karia J. Christopher jokes it was a 'mistake' to reveal intentions to enter politics
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several months after ‘Real Talk’ host Mrs Karia J. Christopher said she had her eyes set on the Virgin Islands (VI) political space, the talk show host has related her comments created quite a stir and joked that maybe she should have kept quiet about it.
‘I wish I was making $16K per month’ - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – While confirming that his company, Grace Consultants, is in receipt of a $16,000 per month consultancy contract from the Government of the Virgin Islands, commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has refuted claims he takes home a $16,000 sum from the Government at the end of the month.
The road to independence is a process
By Dickson C. Igwe
The road to Virgin Islands independence is a game of chess, not dominoes. Now, one reason it appears any talk of independence swiftly dissipates into farce is the very nature of the beast.
Opposition distances itself from Premier's letter to UK
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) and his colleagues, Hons Julian Fraser RA (R3) and Melvin M. Turnbull (R2), have distanced themselves from a strong letter written by Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) to Baroness Elizabeth G. Sugg, the United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development.
‘Could you imagine a street in London called Holocaust Highway?’ – Hon Flax-Charles
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Some three weeks after outgoing Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI) Mr Augustus J.U. Jaspert irked Virgin Islanders of African ancestry when he said relics of slavery should remain in the VI, one legislator has finally broken the silence of the House of Assembly (HoA) on the matter.
LEAKED LETTER: Governor fabricated lies to justify UK intervention in VI – Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In more explosive allegations against the ongoing Governor of the Virgin Islands, H.E. Augustus J.U Jaspert, Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), in a letter to the United Kingdom (UK) that has since been leaked to the media, said the Governor fabricated lies about the COVID-19 situation in the Territory to get the UK to ‘swoop in and rescue’ the VI people.
Premier left ‘shocked’ over leaked confidential letter to UK Foreign Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has expressed ‘shock’ over a leaked mail penned by him to Baroness Elizabeth G. Sugg, the United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, over the conduct of outgoing Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert.
Cannabis Act: Governor has thrown out entire process of legislation - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Although the VI 'Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Act, 2020' was passed with amendments since June 30, 2020, in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), the bill is yet to become law until it is assented to by the Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI).
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