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February 27th, 2024
Opposition Leader leads delegation to PAC workshop in T&T

PORT OF SPAIN, T&T – Opposition Leader Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) is currently leading a delegation of Opposition Members to a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK workshop on the work of Public Accounts Committees and Parliamentary Trade Scrutiny being held in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.

November 1st, 2023
PAC forms in Opposition’s absence in HoA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition has been pushing with haste for the formation of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), even unethically trying to force the issue at a special sitting of the House of Assembly to honour Virgin Islands’ heroes and foreparents on October 13, 2023.

October 23rd, 2023
HoA to meet Oct 31; Formation of PAC expected to be on agenda

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The formation of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is expected to be on the Order Paper when legislators return to the House of Assembly next week.

October 13th, 2023
Opposition tries to bully HoA on formation of PAC @ Special Sitting for VI's heroes

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Special Sitting of the House of Assembly (HoA) today, October 13, 2023, was intended solely to honour the heroes and foreparents of the [British] Virgin Islands; however, Members of the Virgin Islands (VI) Opposition, namely Opposition Leader Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) and Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6), attempted to force an amendment of the Order Paper to addresss the issue of the formation of a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for the house.

May 1st, 2023
Opposition pledges to make life difficult for ruling VIP Gov't

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Promising no-confidence votes and filibustering, His Majesty's Loyal Opposition has said it will do all it possibly can to achieve its agenda when up against the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government in the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA).

March 22nd, 2017
Warrish Walwyn wants Hon Fahie investigated

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The ever antagonistic Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn (AL) was his usual self in the House of Assembly on March 21, 2017 as he sought to suggest that former Minister for Education and Culture and now Opposition Leader Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) mismanaged public funds.

July 25th, 2014
Hon Marlon A. Penn denounces PAC cruise pier report

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Eighth District and member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from the Government side Hon Marlon A. Penn on Wednesday July 23, 2014 denounced the PAC’s final report on the cruise pier project.

July 18th, 2014
Greenhouse & Ports Project Audits to go Public Tuesday!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In an attempt to deflect much public attention from the damaging Auditor General Report on the Ports Development Project authored last year by Ms. Sonia M. Webster, the National Democratic Party (NDP) will be laying on the Table on the House of Assembly (HoA) at its Eight Sitting of the Third Session an Audit of the Greenhouse Project.

June 11th, 2014
Details of corruption, breaking of laws & 1 man show confirmed!-Final PAC Report

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The final report on the controversial Cruise Ship Port Development Project authored by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Assembly (HoA) has already hit the streets of the Virgin Islands.

November 20th, 2013
Hons. Fraser & O’Neal clash in HOA over PAC!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was Virgin Islands News Online that first broke the story on November 15, 2013 that popular Third District Representative Honourable Julian Fraser RA, had since November 5, 2013 resigned as a member of the powerful House of Assembly’s select Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

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