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With Opposition in disarray, Premier Wheatley urged to call snap election
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola l, VI- With the Opposition in disarray, fighting for leadership, commentator Claude O. Skelton-Cline has urged Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) to call a snap election.
Hon Walwyn In! Hon Skelton Out! as new Opposition Leader in HoA Shake-up
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, Tortola, VI- The ink has not dried on the appointment of Hon Lorna G. Smith OBE (AL) as Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development on Friday, March 21, 2025.
Opposition members attend Public Accounts Committee workshop in Jersey
ST HELIER, Jersey, Channel Islands- Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) recently participated in a specialised workshop for Public Accounts Committees hosted by the Jersey PAC in collaboration with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association United Kingdom (CPA-UK).
BVICC reiterates its opposition to the upcoming Vybz Kartel concert
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Christian Council (BVICC) has reiterated its disapproval of the upcoming March 15, 2025, YOLO Promotions Black on Black concert featuring Jamaican artist Vybz Kartel (born Adidja Azim Palmer).
HoA meets today; Opposition has barrage of questions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- They may not be united as an Opposition but that will not prevent them from peppering the government legislators with questions when the Second Sitting of the Second Session of the Fifth House of Assembly gets underway at 10:00 AM today, February 11, 2025.
2 Opposition Members Penn & Smith will travel to Asia with Premier next week!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D Wheatley (R7) will lead an Asia Trade Mission to Hong Kong, Macau and Malaysia beginning on February 14, 2025.
Hon Lorna G. Smith 'rejected' the political alliance- Bishop John I. Cline
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI—In another twist that continues to send shockwaves through the political landscape territory-wide, former Deputy Premier Honourable Lorna G. Smith OBE (AL) has categorically distanced herself from the newly announced political alliance involving opposition legislators, according to Bishop John I. Cline.
Disrespectful, disloyal trio must apologise to party leaders—Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—“Apologise to your leaders. Apologise to the electorate, because, right now, all you’ve done is create chaos, and the people will not forget that.”
Is it the Opposition that should face a Vote of No Confidence?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— They were supposed to be the most formidable Opposition in Virgin Islands history, a united force standing against the government, ready to hold the administration accountable and fight for the people. Instead, they have become a house of cards—weak, chaotic, and consumed by egos and personal ambitions.
More confusion emerges: 3 show their heads in Opposition palace coup
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— After much speculation that there was intense disunity in the Opposition and that Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (R6) and others were planning to overthrow the Leader of the Opposition in a shameless power grab, three Opposition members have emerged as the culprits.

