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‘Don’t be deceived by fancy talkers’ – Hon Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) continued in his campaign mode yesterday April 29, 2015 when he extolled the National Democratic Party (NDP) government not only for the cruise pier development project but for a number of other projects, including the Peebles Hospital and the National Sewerage Project.
‘NDP Govt. must better control expenditure!’ - Natalio D. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show co-host and political activist Natalio D. Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru said that the Territory has not done a very good job in controlling expenditure and this he feels is a better strategy than trying to raise revenue on the backs of people already suffering.
Car catches afire with tourists on Anegada
SETTING POINT, Anegada, VI – Four tourists allegedly narrowly escaped being injured when the rental vehicle they were in caught fire sometime between 11:00 pm and midnight last night October 18, 2014.
‘Cutting 1st District's monies was bad-mindedness!’ – Hon Andrew A. Fahie
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI – Determined to continue to serve the best interest of all the people of the First District, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and his community spirited people have banded together resulting in seniors receiving free transportation come October 1, 2014 to get to clinics, something that was unjustifiably cut by the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government recently.
‘There are elements in MoF to be dealt with!’ – Hon Andrew A. Fahie
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI - “Something is suspect about the tender process, I know the intellectuals will get on me for this but they have to excuse me, something is suspect about the tender process. I don’t say it’s the persons involved with the evaluations, I kind of feel I happen to know where it is because they have some elements in the Ministry of Finance (MoF) that need to be dealt with,” said Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1).
‘Gov. William B. McCleary didn’t meet expectations’ – Hon Julian Fraser, RA
ROAD TOWN Tortola, VI - “It is obvious that the past Governor did not step up to the expectation of the people of this Territory,” stated Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party and Legislator in the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands Honourable Julian Fraser, RA (R3).
‘I respect my boss’ –Hon Fahie tells VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – “I want to say this to clear the air. The Chairman and I had a very intense race, everyone [is] wondering how can we co-exist…I want to help you with this, any time there is one prize that everybody is aspiring to there will always be some bumps along the way…”
Fraser blasts handling of financial services sector
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser, RA is of the view that the present National Democratic Party (NDP) Government needs to do more to ensure that the Virgin Islands is compliant with all the requirements governing the financial services sector so that the Territory would not be deemed blacklisted.
First District Rep. knocks NDP on alleged conflict of interest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Government Ministers sitting in Cabinet making decisions with regards to companies or organizations where they have shares or very close relatives of theirs have shares, is a blatant conflict of interest, according to First District Representative Hon. Andrew A. Fahie.
VIslanders to ‘benefit tremendously’ from cruise deals – Hon. Vanterpool claims
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following the signing of two 15-year preferential berthing agreements between the National Democratic Party (NDP) government, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and Disney Cruise Line (DCL) last Friday, January 17, 2014, observers will be examining the resulting dynamics closely to assess some of its promised benefits.
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