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UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Michael W. Freer on 2-day visit to VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice, Michael W. Freer MP, arrived in the Virgin Islands (VI) on Sunday, November 5, 2023, for a two-day visit.
UK MP urges OTs to support legalisation for same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ community
LONDON, United Kingdom- British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Alicia A. Kearns has made the call for British Overseas Territories (OTs) to support the legalisation of same-sex marriages as well as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or questioning (LGBTQ+) community.
Grieving MP urges UK PM to commit to public inquiry into pandemic
LONDON, United Kingdom- Already faced with allegations of cronyism and corruption, the beleaguered United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ‘aka ‘Boris’ has also been blamed for mishandling the COVID-19 situation in the UK, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands.
Donald de Castro asks UK to stop pier project
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Public activist Donald E. de Castro has dispatched a letter to the House of Commons calling the Tortola Pier Park Development project tender ‘a scam and sham as it did not give time for anyone to submit an alternative proposal to one that was already approved.’
Wheatley: It would be interesting how UK promotes the VI!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the United Kingdom Government going through a financial turmoil, talk show host Douglas Wheatley said it will be interesting to see how the Minister for Overseas Territories Henry Bellingham, MP will find ways to improve the Virgin Islands (VI) tourism product.
VI’s tourism one of best in the world – MP Bellingham
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the “champion” in London for Overseas Territories (OTs), Henry Bellingham, MP, will continue to push for the promotion and marketing of OTs tourism particularly the Virgin Islands “because your tourism offer is quite superb. It’s one of the best in the world.”
UPDATE - New fiscal protocols mean VI don't have to send budget to UK!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – "In these protocols, one will not find a requirement to send our budget to the United Kingdom (UK) for approval, nor will one find the heavy intrusive heavy hand of a concerned big brother, but instead will find a commitment by the Virgin Islands to manage itself responsibly, and a United Kingdom Government, who now recognizes that the people of this Territory can and will, if given the opportunity, take care of themselves responsibly," announced the Territory's Premier
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