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Confidential! Dr Smith refuses to reveal UK Framework documents to HoA!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With even the Backbenchers of the National Democratic Party (NDP) left in the dark regarding the documents pertaining to the High Level Framework for UK Support to BVI Recovery, Members of the Opposition have been urging the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith (AL) to make the documents available to all House of Assembly members so they can get a clear understanding what the Virgin Islands is signing on or has signed on to.
‘What UK has done to us is a disgrace’- Hon Fraser
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- While many may think that the United Kingdom (UK) Government of Theresa M. May has done the Virgin Islands a huge favour by guaranteeing loans of some £300 million to help the Territory in its restoration and development following the hurricanes of September 2017, Opposition Member and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA is not buying it wholesale.
BBC paints dismal picture of VI 6 months post hurricanes 2017
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There is no doubt that the Virgin Islands has made great strides in its restoration, following the destructive hurricanes that battered the territory in September 2017. However; BBC News chose to ignore that and focused on the many shortcomings in an article published on its website on March 6, 2018.
Hon Fraser takes public meeting on recovery loans to VG
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After a successful public meeting at the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay on February 21, 2018, Tortola, Opposition Member and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA now heads to Virgin Gorda to get residents’ views on the proposed borrowing of $721M for the hurricane recovery and development efforts in the Virgin Islands.
‘We are ready to march with you against Gov't'- Resident tells Hon Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - During a public meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay, Tortola, held by Third District Representative, Honourable Julian Fraser RA, he stated that the government does not need to borrow so much money which will put the territory in a vulnerable place.
‘Your future, children, & children’s children future about to be mortgaged’- Hon Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- “Your future, your children’s future and your children’s children future is about to be mortgaged,” stated Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA as he encouraged residents to attend a public meeting at the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay, Tortola, this evening, February 21, 2018.
Hon Fraser delivers on promise to BVI SDA School
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- "A promise made is a debt unpaid," said Robert W. Service, a renowned British-Canadian poet and writer.
‘I cry for you my people as I see your misery’- Hon Fraser RA
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Noting that no one can ever recall having an entire August Festivity canceled as was the case last year, and neither is there record of a single category 5 Hurricane, let alone two, Opposition Member Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has stated that he has shed tears, had sleepless nights and has even allowed himself to go hungry as he seeks to play his part in helping persons, especially in his constituency, recover following the devastating effects of the hurricanes in September 2017.
27 cold cases in VI since 2000; The killers are all around us- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - On the eve of the funeral for Trinity Azaria Thomas, the 11 year old girl who was gunned down, along with Franklyn E. Penn Jr, 41, on November 22, 2017, Opposition Member Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) continued to advocate for justice for all unsolved murders in the territory, dating back as far as 2000.
‘Missteps in past coming home to roost’- Hon Fraser on crime
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the murder rate here in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) reaching an unprecedented 10, with one more month still to go in 2017, Opposition Member Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has gone a step further than condemning the gun violence by proposing solutions to the problem.
