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HoA to resume Tuesday July 24, 2018; Many Bills but no public input
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The House of Assembly (HoA) will resume its sitting on Tuesday July 24, 2018. The Parliament last met on Thursday July 19, 2018 where it was rough for Government Ministers, as they struggled to answer many of the questions truthfully, at times holding back information.
Churches are the next target- 2018 Speech from Throne; Did anyone listen?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The average resident is now preoccupied with getting a roof over his heads, a job, and crime overwhelming the Virgin Islands (VI).
New Virgin Islands’ Law allows for video link court evidence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Democratic Party (NDP) Government passed a law last Thursday December 14, 2017 in the House of Assembly (HoA) called the Audio Visual Link Act 2017.
UPDATE: Limited Partnership Act 2017 still not passed; HoA continues tomorrow
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) has still not been able to pass the Limited Partnership Act 2017.
UPDATE: HoA continues at 1:00 PM today November 17, 2017
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands will continue today November 17, 2017 at the Government's Arbitration Center in Ritter House on Wickham’s Cay II, Tortola.
Pay all outstanding bills- BVIEC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After being put out of service for over a month due to the passage of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017, the customer service operations of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) resumes today, October 16, 2017 at Long Bush.
Bring Bills to the public for input- Julian Willock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The former Virgin Islands Government Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Works, businessman Julian Willock has called on the National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration to stop rushing Bills though the House of Assembly (HoA) and get some public input.
Limit 2nd & 3rd readings of bills the same day- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The man who has taken an oath to put the Government’s feet to the fire, to uphold the democratic process and good governance, has made several calls for improvements to the way things are being done in the House of Assembly (HoA).
Voter registration cards coming as Election Act to be amended
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- When the House of Assembly (HoA) meets on Tuesday April 18, 2017 there will be some twelve (12) Bills on the Order Paper, some for first readings, others for amendments and one seems to be very urgent.
VI broke but still no access to $25M loan/line of credit!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP), the media, civil society and talk show hosts claiming that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration raided the Treasury in their quest to win the 2015 snap election, leaving the country broke, the status to access the recent $25 Million loan that was approved to keep the country afloat was brought to light.
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