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Archaic court buildings violating health & safety stds.– CJ Pereira
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Court buildings within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have been described by Her Ladyship the Hon. Chief Justice Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE as archaic and have been seen as violating basic health and safety standards.
Dick-Read & team BVI get squash crowd on their feet!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Day two of the OECS Junior Squash Championships being held in St Vincent saw some epic matches and none got the crowd to a fever pitch more than Zante Dick-Read’s epic encounter with local boy Geronimo Ross.
Discussion needed on Caribbean economy – Natalio Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Co-host of the Umoja radio programme, Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru has recommended that VIslanders turn their minds towards a discussion on what he termed a ‘Caribbean economy’.
Chief Justice Pereira & Judge Redhead clash on case management issues
ROAD TOWN Tortola, VI – Recently appointed Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Her Ladyship the Hon. Madam Justice Janice M. Pereira has expressed full confidence in having the case management process occurring throughout the judicial system.
Fraser to Premier - “This is what should have been done”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Third District Representative, Julian Fraser RA, referring to the recently proposed motion for a selection of members from within the Antigua parliament for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) assembly, said he thought that the Premier (Dr the Hon. D. Orlando Smith) would have taken this as an example and introduced a similar motion to the house.
Virgin Islands delegation attends inaugural OECS Assembly
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A small delegation led by the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE attended the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Assembly and the Inaugural Session which was held in the Parliament Building of Antigua in Antigua and Barbuda on Friday, August 10, 2012.
Justice Redhead: Case Management is a waste of time
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Presiding over the Virgin Islands High Court today, May 1, 2012, Justice Albert Redhead strongly dismissed the notion of case management that is applied by the Court system labelling the procedure as “a waste of time” and a “humbug “ to getting cases underway.