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Anguillan Attorney urges VI to ‘use time’ towards becoming independent
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Anguillan Attorney-At-law, Mrs Josephine Gumbs-Conner, in her plea for Virgin Islanders to control their destiny, has further urged citizens to use their time wisely, especially towards building an independent future.
‘Control your destiny or someone will’- Josephine Gumbs Conner
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Anguillan Attorney-At-law, Mrs Josephine Gumbs Conner has laid down the gauntlet for Virgin Islanders to start taking control of their destiny, first by recognising their value as a nation.
Legislators present & past must unite to fight 'assault on territory'- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Past and present legislators in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) have been urged to unite to fight the current United Kingdom's (UK) assault on the territory in the form of the Commission of Inquiry announced by Ex-Governor, Mr Augustus J.U. Jaspert.
‘Distaste & Disrespect’ from UK press towards Premier & wife – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands radio talkshow host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called disrespectful and distasteful the actions of one UK Newspaper who used a photo of Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and his wife, Mrs Sheila E. Forbes-Fahie, in their continued attempts to paint the territory as corrupt.
VI ‘culture of gossip & rumour’ sparked CoI - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Social Commentator and ZBVI 780 AM 'Honestly Speaking' radio host, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline says it is a culture of gossip and rumours in the Virgin Islands (VI) that sparked the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) as announced by Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert before his departure.
CoI is fishing expedition & witch-hunt based on rumours – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Social commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline says he believes the Commission of Inquiry announced by Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert is to prove that the Virgin Islands is corrupt, not on facts but on rumours tantamount to a witch-hunt and fishing expedition.
Is CoI a prelude to UK taking control of VI? - Skelton-Cline asks
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Honestly Speaking radio host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has brought into question the true motives of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) ordered by outgoing Governor, Augustus J.U. Jaspert aka 'Gus' into the affairs Government of the Virgin Islands, pointing to previous CoI’s in other Overseas Territories (OTs) as an example of what could come.
Private doctors should be allowed to source COVID-19 vaccines - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio host, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on local government to put systems in place so that private doctors can source COVID-19 vaccines on an auxiliary basis, alongside the government.
St Lucia PM Allen M. Chastanet guest of Honestly Speaking today
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The second Honestly Speaking show for the year will have as its special guest, Prime Minister of St Lucia, Honourable Allen M. Chastanet.
Locals were not ‘prepared’ for Top CoP post - Premier Fahie confirms
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has confirmed that a local will not be taking up the post of Commissioner of Police in the territory when outgoing Top Cop, Mr Michael B. Matthews demits office.