ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Word just reaching this news site from its team of reporters around the Virgin Islands and its well placed sources inside the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration, is that Mrs. Prudence Mathavious, the former Acting Chief Education Officer and current Deputy Coordinator of the National Curriculum Redesign Project, is tipped to Act as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Culture.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader and 9th District Representative Hon. Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, is charging that United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP) Henry Bellingham should have produced the facts to back his declaration that the Territory’s resources were “badly stretched” when the new Government – the National Democratic Party (NDP) – took office.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – On the popular local radio talk show Umoja, a female caller commended the newly elected Government officials and assures the public that more is in store for the Virgin Islands.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative of the First District and former Minister for Education and Culture Hon. Andrew Fahie has called for the Leader of the Opposition and former Minister of Finance Hon. Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, to defend his finance record for the period the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) was in office from 2007 to 2011.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As was firstly and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online from its team of reporters around the Virgin Islands (VI) and its well placed sources within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), former Acting Permanent Secretary within the Premier’s Office Sandra Ward has been named the new Cabinet Secretary.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition Hon. Ralph T. O’Neal OBE and his then Government of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration had lobbied to have constitutional changes for a sixth ministry, and today he is calling for such changes and is pleased to see the current Government of the National Democratic Party (NDP) has taken up the idea of having a sixth minister – a Minister for Tourism.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As first reported by Virgin Islands News Online, former National Democratic Party (NDP) Chairman Russell Harrigan is the new Chairman of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB).
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – News just reaching Virgin Islands News Online is that Labour Commissioner Oleanvine Maynard is expected to be sent on leave next week and will not return to her post as Labour Commissioner.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands News Online can confirm that no legal petition was filed by private citizens against the eligibility of newly elected National Democratic Party (NDP) Territorial At-Large members Myron V. Walwyn and Archibald Christian from being members of the second House of Assembly (HOA) of the Virgin Islands.
By Kevin Malone
There are few times in the history of any society where opportunity presents itself more than once. In many ways, the BVI has bucked regional economics trends over the last decade and maintained a fairly stable economic situation. This stability however, has been cracking for some time as the current global economic chapter changes.
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