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Since 1986 VIF&RS requested turntable ladder to access tall buildings– CFO McLean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Mr Zebalon A. McLean told the recent Standing Finance Committee (SFC) that the Fire and Rescue Services Department has been lobbying the Government for a ladder to access taller buildings without success since 1986.
‘Investigate possibility’ of forgiving interest for locals with loans @ NBVI- Hon Fraser
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Veteran legislator and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA has called on the Government of the Virgin Islands to investigate the possibility of the National Bank of the Virgin Islands (NBVI) forgiving all or a percentage of interest on loans for Virgin Islanders during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Virgin Islands.
Hons Vanterpool, Fraser & Wheatley to make up Special Committee on legal fee matter
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- At least three names have been announced to make up the Special Committee to consider all the facts available and then consider three possible recommendations in relation to whether the House of Assembly should stand the legal cost incurred by Speaker Hon Julian Willock for a withdrawn injunction that had initially sought to prevent three lawyers from working for the Commission of Inquiry while not being called to the Virgin Islands Bar.
Pure Playaz awarded rings; Hon Fraser B/Ball League returns 2022
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - The Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed Basketball League on October 17, 2021, awarded rings to the 2019 Championship team Pure Playaz.
Opposition seeking ‘cheap political shots’ over SSB Director post- Hon Malone
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has called out Virgin Islands opposition members for trying to score 'cheap political shots' over the appointment of acting Director of the Social Security Board (SSB), Mrs Jeanette Scatliffe-Boynes for another six months.
Grandstand repairs affected by Ellis Thomas Downs lease re-negotiations
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The re-negotiation of a lease agreement for Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay may be one of the reasons for the delay in the repairs of the grandstand that was severely damaged during the infamous 2017 hurricanes.
CoI has 'requested' info on failed BVI Airways deal- Premier Fahie
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed that the controversial BVI Airways deal made by the now-ousted National Democratic Party (NDP) Government is of interest to the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on governance in the Virgin Islands.
Representing the people remains a 'humbling role'- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “Being in politics is not easy,” are some of the words of senior legislator Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) on having one of the longest runs as a politician in the Virgin Islands (VI), with a total of 22 years.
Brexit! ‘Why is it so right for UK to be independent?’- Hon Fraser
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- As the United Kingdom (UK), through controversial Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, continues to resist moves by the Virgin Islands to gain more autonomy, veteran legislator and Opposition Member, Honourable Julian Fraser RA has questioned why it is so right for the UK to want full independence but doesn’t think it is good for the Virgin Islands.
Hon Fraser blasts Governor for taking credit for cabinet decisions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Senior Opposition Member, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has blasted the Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI), Mr Augustus J.U. Jaspert, for once again injecting himself into the local affairs of the Territory and giving the public the impression he debated the decision in Cabinet to avoid a total lockdown of the Territory.
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