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'NDP Radio to restart in January' -Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith said the National Democratic Party radio show 'NDP Radio' will be recommencing come January 2016.
Premier Smith meets NHI petitioners in 'good natured' exchange
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has kept his word and met with the National Health Insurance (NHI) petitioners in an attempt to iron out perceived kinks in the mandatory health coverage scheme.
Issues affecting VI bands in USVI are Federal & complicated – Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has stressed the need for continuing dialogue between the Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands with regards to issues of Immigration and Customs which affect bands going over to the US territory to perform.
Premier Smith to meet with NHI petitioners tomorrow!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith will be meeting with National Health Insurance (NHI) petitioners at his office tomorrow October 13, 2015 at 10:00 am, according to members of the NHI Concerned Citizens and Residents’ Group Natalio D. Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru and Edmund G. Maduro.
'Treasury not frozen!' - Premier Smith assures
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has denied that the Treasury of the Virgin Islands government has been frozen.
Freedom of Information Bill still on the back burner for Gov't
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier of the Virgin Islands Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith yesterday, September 15, 2015, said Government has placed no timeline on the bringing of the Freedom of Information Bill to the House of Assembly for passage.
VI Shipping Registry now registering all classes of vessels
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Shipping Registry has now been opened to the registration of all classes of ships as the territory is moving to capture vessels outside of the regular yachts. To this vein, towing and salvage company Svitzer was on Wednesday August 19, 2015 given a certificate of registration for registering its vessel ‘Svitzer Hannah’ which now flies the VI flag.
Premier Smith offers 'no comment' on fmr USVI Gov. de Jongh Jr's arrest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith yesterday August 19, 2015 acknowledged the working relationship he shared with the embattled former Governors of the US Virgin Islands, John P. de Jongh Jr and Dr Charles W. Turnbull, during his tenure in Government and Opposition at alternate occasions.
UPDATE: 11 firearms turned in during July weapons amnesty- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following our exclusive story on the recent Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Firearm and Prohibited Weapons Amnesty, the RVIPF has since disclosed that some 11 firearms were yielded in the July amnesty period.
Ali M. Tarabay laid to rest
PURCELL, Tortola, VI – Tributes poured in from all walks of Virgin Islands life at a memorial service yesterday August 9, 2015, celebrating the life of Lebanese turned Virgin Islander businessman Ali Mohamad Tarabay, who left these earthly shores in the evening of August 7, 2015.
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