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HOA meets today Oct. 9, 2012

- Opposition set to fire off a barrage of questions with Opposition pitbulls Fraser & Fahie leading the charge
The Virgin Islands House of Assembly will meet today, Tuesday October 9, 2012 at its Chambers in Road Town. The Opposition will fire off some 40 plus questions to the government front bench Ministers. The questions will be led by Honourables Julian Fraser RA of District 3 and Andrew A. Fahie of District 1. The sitting commences at 10 A.M. and the controversial Public Finance Management (Amendment) Act 2012, a bill demanded by the United Kingdom Government to comply with the Protocols for Effective Financial Management, is expected to be debated. Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A barrage of questions is expected to be launched by the Opposition this morning October 9, 2012 when the Third Sitting of the 3rd Session of the Second House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands (VI) resumes at 10 A.M. in Road Town.

It will definitely be a day of business in the House following a "love fest" and "Kumbaya" at the last Parliament sitting, which gave much deserved praises and condolences to Premier Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, on the passing of his mother Eldra Violet Davies-Smith.

The highlight of this sitting will be some 40 plus questions that will be fired off by Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Opposition Members Honourables Julian Fraser RA, of District 3, and Andrew A. Fahie of District 1.

While this will be a reduction from the record breaking 60 plus questions at the first sitting in September 2012 when the Parliament returned from prorogue, the only one spared again from the wrath of the Opposition's questions to Government Ministers is Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering- a popular legislator.

Questions to the front bench Government Ministers will range from hospital contracts, the Carrot Bay Post Office, the Protocols signed earlier this year between the VI and UK Governments, the proposed Soper’s Hole Jetty Modernisation Project in the first district and Global Water Associates.

If that was not enough, the Government Ministers will have to answer questions on the CDB Loan, the Biwater Agreement on the issue of Contingent Liability, the package for the  Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Commissioner- a UK contract officer, the rate of unemployment in the VI and how the Smith Administration will fix the VI economy, to name a few.

The HOA sitting will also see the laying of many departmental reports by Premier Dr. Smith and Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark Vanterpool.

Many Bills, including long awaited Public Finance Management (Amendment) Act, 2012, to be read

Meanwhile the Premier according to the order paper will introduce for the first reading of the bill entitled Disaster Management Act 2012.

Up for its second and third readings is the very controversial Public Finance Management (Amendment) Act 2012, a bill demanded by the United Kingdom Government via the Protocol.

The Leader of Government business will also present for another readings- the Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) (Amendment) Act 2012, Securities and Investment Business (Amendment) Act, 2012 while Health and Social Development Minister Ronnie W. Skelton will bring before the HOA a Bill entitled Non-Profit Organizations Act, 2012.

The Virgin Islands House of Assembly, also referred to as Parliament, is the highest law making body of the Territory where 13 legislators are elected for four years.  Currently, the HOA has two political parties with the ruling National Democratic Party of Premier Smith holding 9 seats and the Opposition Virgin Islands Party of Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE holding 4.

16 Responses to “HOA meets today Oct. 9, 2012”

  • ooooo (07/10/2012, 11:02) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    our vip pitbulls keeping heat under them tail
    • talk girl talk (07/10/2012, 11:59) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      for sure!
      • she the cat mother (08/10/2012, 04:07) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        I do not like that Public Finance Bill, Dr. Orlando has bring the BVI to a fine market with the UK. If he had carry Ronnie W instead of Marlon we would have been in better shape, but he had to prove something to dancia
        • WG (08/10/2012, 06:06) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
          Doc this Finance thing more than you deman Give dey ting back to Ronnie. Ah saw!!!!
  • pressure bust pipes (07/10/2012, 11:11) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    keep the presure on fraser and fahie
    • cry cry baby (08/10/2012, 18:16) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      lawd ah mussy only now island man archie going to bawl saying session too long and too many questions!!!
  • ---------------- (07/10/2012, 12:03) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    VINO how come you always ahead of the other online sites and GIS with information?
  • BVI MAN (07/10/2012, 12:51) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply

    Now we know why Kedrick will not be looking into the illegal marina. When BVI turns like Syria, France and those places with rioting, I hope they know what started it. It might sound crazy now but keep *&^% with the people over and over and see what happen. 6 on one side, half-dozen on the next.

  • head to toe (07/10/2012, 13:53) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Fraser and fahie ayo going drop down deeds dudes wid all deeds hot questions deman
    • burning the mid night oil (08/10/2012, 17:45) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      This opposition is not playing people sounds like it will be a long session so hope they got plenty of bush tea or aspirin
  • Release (08/10/2012, 04:01) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Look as the NDP got in the UK had to rope dem into managing our finances in a responsible way!!!! Dr. Smith should be ashamed that we did not put some of these guidelines in place on his own and was forced to sign tis protocol that tie us up for years….
  • persia (08/10/2012, 06:08) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    seems like they gving the cuban a honey moon!
  • th real deal (08/10/2012, 08:49) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    seems like the real love fest and Kumbaya is with dr. pickering
  • @@@@@@ (08/10/2012, 17:42) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    NDP them got to answer to the people so it does not matter who ask the questions
  • KKK (09/10/2012, 15:00) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    GOOD QUESTIONS VIP JOB WELL DONE


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