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Carrot Bay residents claim of being abandoned during high surf
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Carrot Bay residents are wondering if they were completely forgotten when the recent excessively high surf forced its way past the coastline in their area as well as the shores of Cane Garden Bay.
Reluctance to send budget to UK gave birth to EFM protocols - residents told
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Second District Representative and Opposition Member, Hon. J Alvin Christopher, met with residents of the Second District and other interested persons yesterday October 3, 2012 in an effort to add clarity to elements of the recently signed Protocols for Effective Financial Management.
Hon. Alvin Christopher: “No works going on in my district”!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Second district representative and Virgin Islands Party Opposition member Hon. J. Alvin Christopher has addressed concerns about the slow pace of implementation for projects in his district, suggesting that Government, after only nine months in office, may only now be finding their feet.
Financial Management protocols ties VI Gov’t hands!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While Premier of the Virgin Islands Dr. the Hon. D. Orlando Smith is boasting that his budget does not have to go to the United Kingdom (UK) for approval, the same document that he signed on April 23, 2012 imposes a long laundry list of restrictions on his Administration.