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'We brought the Motion of No-Confidence at the right time'- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has expressed optimism that the United Kingdom will not activate the Order in Council that sits over the Virgin Islands following the Commission of Inquiry Report, but expressed disdain in the territory’s Premier and Minister of Finance for not giving Opposition legislators their due credit.
Timing of No Confidence Motion ‘reveals a selfish desire for power’- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has blasted the planned Motion of No Confidence against him by the Opposition as lacking proper timing and another attempt at a power grab.
Opposition Leader had ‘zero reason’ to back out of press conference with Premier- Carvin Malone
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Former legislator Mr Carvin Malone has blasted the Leader of the Opposition Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) for not honouring the invitation of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) to join him at the Monday, January 8, 2024, Press Conference.
Opposition Leader Skelton pulls out of joint press conference with Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There was an informal emergency meeting of the House of Assembly (HoA) on Friday, January 5, 2024, after Governor John J. Rankin's bombshell announcement seeking to recolonise the Virgin Islands and take away its democratic rights.
$483,738,163.00 Budget passed for 2024; Opposition got $200,000 for HoA works
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2024 Appropriation Act, referred to as the National Budget, was passed late last night Tuesday, December 19, 2023, in the House of Assembly (HoA).
'Compromise could have been found' before Opposition HoA walkout - Hon Mather
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Opposition Member in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Stacy M. Mather has called for the Government and Opposition to sit and discuss their differences before they get out of hand. Hon Mather, the Deputy Speaker, was referring to the recent Opposition walk-out of the HoA after the Question and Answer segment of the sitting was re-ordered on the Order Paper.
‘I am standing in the way’ of Opposition achieving dreams for power- Premier
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Noting that the Opposition walking out of the House of Assembly (HoA) on October 31, 2023, was “making a mountain out of a molehill”, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the main motive behind the Opposition’s actions is its members desire for power.
‘When we disagree, we can’t behave like children’- Premier to Opposition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Taking aim at the Opposition for walking out of the House of Assembly (HoA) on October 31, 2023, even while important bills and motions were to be addressed, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said elected members must never lose focus in fighting for the interest of the people of the Virgin Islands (VI).
‘Dejected’ Opposition to hold press conference today, Nov 2
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two days after storming out of the House of Assembly (HoA) on losing another battle with the Premier Natalio D. Wheatley-led Government, the all-male His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition will be holding a press conference today, Thursday, November 2, 2023.
The Premier 'is going to need the Opposition'– Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Ahead of the Opposition's walkout of the House of Assembly (HoA) yesterday, October 31, 2023, senior legislator Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) blasted Government ministers for not being able to answer questions, and needing to relegate the Question and Answer segment in the House.
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