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“I adore the reimagined Peter Island!”- Hon Smith
PETER ISLAND, VI- Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) has expressed her admiration for the newly reopened Peter Island Resort.
Hon Lorna G. Smith OBE appointed to Public Accounts Committee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI — Honourable Lorna G. Smith OBE (AL) has been officially appointed to the House of Assembly's (HoA) Public Accounts Committee (PAC), following a motion passed unanimously by members during its December 19, 2024, sitting.
Oil Nut Bay gives $5K to assist wheelchair bound female to walk again
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was some 23 years ago that Rayah N.B. Fonseca was struck by a car at Brandy Wine Bay on Tortola. She was five years old then and has been wheelchair-bound since.
Hon Lorna Smith hits back @ Premier over firing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) has shared via her Facebook page today, Wednesday, November 13, 2024, her official response to her termination notice as Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade in late October 2024.
Opposition Members off to Australia 'to see the kangaroos’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called out the hypocrisy of Members of the Opposition for constantly criticising the government for travelling on government business when they themselves have been travelling on the public's purse.
Hon Smith supports Financial Investigation Agency Amendment Bill 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), supported the Financial Investigation Agency Amendment Bill 2024 introduced during by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
'There is merit' to many of the clauses in Vote of No Confidence- Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ousted former Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) has said there are things in the Opposition’s Vote of No Confidence that she can agree with.
Premier’s accusations have no merit- Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE, who was ousted from the Virgin Islands Party-led government, has said accusations by Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) have no merit.
Hon Julian Fraser RA sworn in as a Deputy Premier & Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the firing of Lorna G. Smith, OBE, a new Deputy Premier has already been sworn in.
Premier suggests Hon Smith was fired because she was likely to cross the floor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has confirmed our News Centre’s first and accurate story that Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE has been fired.
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