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August 16th, 2014
Opposition letter outlines breach of Parl. rules by Hon Walwyn

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A letter to Speaker of the House of Assembly Ingrid A. Moses written and signed by the four Opposition Members of the House of Assembly outlined the breaches allegedly committed by Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn when he read and distributed letters from witnesses to the Public Accounts Committee without permission.

April 27th, 2014
Anti-money laundering law hurdles more political than legal - Opposition

DEMERARA WAVES

The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) could soon send technical experts to hammer out differences over amendments to Guyana's financial crimes law but the opposition insisted that political issues first need to be resolved before the opposition can support passage of the bill.

April 1st, 2014
St.Kitts-Nevis’ Opposition Team UNITY’s Newest Attack on PM Douglas

Times Caribbean

The historic Opposition Alliance in St. Kitts-Nevis known as Team UNITY is continuing their relentless assault on the Dr. Denzil Douglas regime which has been operating a minority administration for the past 16 months since the Opposition filed a Motion of No Confidence in which 6 of the 11 elected parliamentarians in the National Assembly of the country have indicated to the Governor-General that they will support once the Motion is debated.

March 13th, 2014
‘Governor cannot stop legislation’ – Dr Kedrick D. Pickering

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering is of the view that His Excellency Governor William Boyd McCleary cannot arbitrarily refuse to assent to legislation passed in the House of Assembly and noted it is standard procedure for the Governor to sign the bills into law.

February 21st, 2014
Min. Walwyn, cut the politics & stand by the people – Shane M. Winter

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Mr Shane M. Winter, the brain behind the successful execution of the last evening’s Youth Forum on biking in the VI that saw the active participation of youth and other interested persons, has expressed much disappointment in attempts to put a political swing on the event.

February 19th, 2014
Venezuela opposition's Leopoldo Lopez hands himself in

BBC

A Venezuelan opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez, has handed himself over to the National Guard after holding a speech to thousands of his supporters.

February 10th, 2014
NDP got a dose of its own medicine with HOA walkout!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: Today, February 10, 2014 was the start of the Budget debate in the House of Assembly as Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith and his ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) concluded the Standing Finance Committee Session on the Estimates started some weeks ago.

January 20th, 2014
Who is the Bald Headed Minister?

CAPOON’S BAY, Tortola, VI - The rough-and-tumble vocabulary of Virgin Islands (VI) politics continues with the Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) adding another word to the venomous exchange that has now become apart of the new political culture.

November 23rd, 2013
FIDEL of the Virgin Islands: a new people’s revolution?

By Dickson Igwe

This Political Observer frequently receives a nugget from an excellent source after he has penned his weekend column. He then finds himself having to fit that bit of crucial and late news, into his already constructed weekly yarn.

October 28th, 2013
Commentator chides Opposition for silence on cruise pier issue

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk Show host, Julio S. Henry has questioned the apparent silence of the opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) and also that of some government members on the issue of Carnival Cruise Line cancelling calls to the Virgin Islands for the latter part of 2014 and beyond.

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