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‘Who is paying for CoI?’ to be asked @ HoA sitting today, May 13, 2021
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- When the Ninth Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands convenes today, May 13, 2021, at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom, once again Junior Minister for Tourism and At Large Member Hon Sharie B. De Castro will be posing questions to her own government.
'Elected officials were rendered useless' after Irma- Hon Vanterpool
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Opposition Legislator and former Minister for Communications and Works under the National Democratic Party (NDP) administration, Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) has admitted that prior to the passage of Hurricane Irma in September 2017 he signed in agreement to a Cabinet decision that would give the Governor 'control' in times of disaster, without knowing the full extent of the ramifications of the said decision.
Controversial ‘Police Act 2019’ & ‘Disaster Management Act 2019’ returning to HoA
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Two controversial pieces of legislation will get its re-introduction at the First Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, on November 5, 2020.
Gov't mulls law change to seize ‘abandoned’ marine vessels
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) government is actively considering amendments to the Disaster Management Act, to legally seize and take possession of marine vessels that are left abandoned across the Territory.