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Additional consultations being made to address Register of Interest Act – Archer Jr
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Governor Mr David D. Archer Jr says following the reading of the Register of Interest Amendment Bill, 2024 on March, 7, 2024 the Office of the Deputy Governor has now begun additional consultation to address issues raised in the sitting of the House.
Deputy Governor, David D. Archer Jr. now acting Gov until March 17, 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. will act in the Office of Governor until March 17, 2024, in the absence of His Excellency, the Governor Mr. Daniel Pruce who will be away from the Territory.
Deputy Governor’s Office boasts of ‘significant’ CoI Implementation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Office of the Deputy Governor has reported that of the 31 recommendations assigned to their office, twenty (20) have been completed, ten (10) are significantly advanced, and one (1) is no longer applicable.
Civil servants increment arrears to be paid by 2027– David D. Archer Jr
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Public Servants who were looking forward to their increment arrears at-least by the new year 2024, may now have to wait until 2027, according to information from the Deputy Governor, Mr David D. Archer Jr.
New VI Governor to be sworn in Jan 29; Gov Rankin exits Jan 18, 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mr Daniel Pruce, the incoming Governor of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) will be sworn in on Monday, January 29, 2024, the Office of the Governor has informed our news centre.
Deputy Governor, David D. Archer Jr. now acting Gov until Dec 27, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Governor, Mr. David D. Archer, Jr. is currently acting in the Office of Governor effective December 22 to December 27, 2023, in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG, who is out of the territory.
'We need to unite & take a stand against crime'– Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Community leader and former Senior Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church (NLBC) in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, John I. Cline has called noteworthy, a new ‘Stomp Out Crime’ campaign being proposed by Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr in response to the perceived rising crime rate in the [British] Virgin Islands.
Residents called upon to ‘step up & stomp crime out’ of VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With crime now a major concern in the territory, persons in the Virgin Islands (VI) have been called upon to 'step up and stomp crime out' by Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr in a message delivered on December 2, 2023.
UK national Jay Kendall’s appointment as HMP boss a ‘step forward’- Archer Jr
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- It was on September 15, 2023, that our newsroom first and accurately reported that the new Superintendent of Prisons in the [British] Virgin Islands would be a United Kingdom (UK) national, replacing local Guy M. Hill.
Ex HoA Clerk Phyllis Evans appointed Registrar of Interests
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was on October 31, 2023, that our news centre first and accurately reported that Ms Phyllis Evans was going to be the Registrar of Interests after exiting the post of Clerk of the House of Assembly.