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HoA seeking 'legal advice' if it can reprimand Governor
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - With uncertainty over whether the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands (VI) can actually reprimand the sitting Governor, His Excellency Augustus J.U. Jaspert, by way of a motion brought by senior legislator Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3), the House is now seeking legal advice on the way forward.
'I heard me & Fraser looking to put licks on Governor'- Hon Turnbull
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Second District Representative, Hon Melvin M. Turnbull said he only seconded a motion moved by Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) to reprimand the Governor, His Excellency Augustus J.U. Jaspert, to 'get an understanding,' of where it was going.
HoA resumes @ 2:00pm today with debate of motion against Gov Jaspert
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - The highly anticipated Eighth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) will re-convene at 2:00 pm this afternoon, June 3, 2020, at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, where the motion moved by Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) to reprimand the Governor over his handling of the BVI Airways Audit Report will be debated.
Hon Fraser dropped a 'bombshell' to reprimand Gov Jaspert - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Social Commentator and ZBVI 780 AM 'Honestly Speaking' radio host, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called a 'bombshell', the actions of veteran politician and Third District Representative, Hon Julian Fraser, RA to move a motion to reprimand a sitting Governor in the Territory.
‘I was quoting a request’ for the 2 laptops- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Third District Representative, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) says he never requested two government laptops for his home use, rather, he was quoting a request from a parent who wanted assistance to access computers for their children.
‘Nail it now!'- Hon Fraser says Gov't should look into landlord woes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior Opposition Member, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has called on the Andrew A. Fahie (R1) government to seriously address landlord and tenant relations over rent due, as the Territory continues to experience the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘I don’t understand the reluctance to touch the reserves’- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior Opposition Member, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has said he does not understand the reluctance of the Andrew A. Fahie (R1) led administration to touch the Reserve Fund and create a COVID-19 economic package.
COVID-19: Who is sterilising 'boxes coming in daily?'- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Third District Representative, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) remains sceptical about how the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is transmitted and has called for the Government to fully re-open the economy.
Majority in Opposition helped to constrain VI finances - Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says even as the Virgin Islands' (VI) Opposition Members tout their own 'COVID-19 Strategic Economic Recovery Plan', the majority of the members helped to create constraints in accessing financial resources for the Territory.
COVID-19: Skelton-Cline lambasts Opposition as 'arsonist & firemen'
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Opposition, led by Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) with members Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3), Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) and Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2), came in for high criticism from 'Honestly Speaking' moderator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline following an Opposition press conference yesterday, May 19, 2020.
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