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‘When you write a report it should be truthful & balanced’- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another report by Auditor General Ms Sonia M. Webster has come under serious disrepute.
‘I will not yield’: Premier Wheatley & Hon Turnbull clash in HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- They may be Ministers in the so-called Unity Government, but blood is thicker than water was proven in the House of Assembly (HoA) on March 2, 2023, when Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) clashed.
Hon Malone slams Auditor General Report on marine platforms as lacking balance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Territorial At-Large Representative Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) has questioned the level of balance of the Report on COVID-19 Border Security Contracts for Static Marine Platforms [COI R23] in 2020, prepared by Auditor General (AG) Ms Sonia M. Webster.
Cabinet leak of students’ names for education assistance grants shameful- Parents
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The list of local students studying abroad and locally, who have gotten financial support from the Premier’s Office and the Ministry of Education and Culture over the past three years, 2019-2022, has been leaked.
HoA rescheduled to March 2, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The continuation of the 3rd Sitting of the 5th Session of the 4th House of Assembly initially scheduled for 2:00 PM today, February 28, 2023, has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the House of Assembly Chamber in Road Town, Tortola.
'You do a whole audit on EZ Shipping & you don’t interview' them?- Premier on AG Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– A Report of the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster on the COVID-19 Border Security Contracts for Static Marine Platforms [COI R23], has been criticised for lacking proper research and interviews by Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Gov’t contracts awarded to Claude O. Skelton-Cline was a 'mistake'- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Government contracts awarded to Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline under the past Premier Andrew A. Fahie administration were labeled a mistake by current Premier, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) when the House of Assembly debated an Auditor General's Report on the examination of public contracts issued to Mr Skelton-Cline.
After 2 years plus HoA moves back to its Chambers in RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Since 2020, the House of Assembly (HoA) has been temporarily housed at the Save the Seed Energy Centre’s indoor basketball court in Duff’s Bottom. This was due to spacing issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘I want to find the person who drafted the Police Bill!’- Hon Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Senior Legislator in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) says although he is a legislator and should be making laws, with regards to the controversial Police Bill 2023, he is looking for the person who drafted the bill.
‘I was a victim of police abuse’- Premier Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Amid criticisms in the public for bringing a highly controversial Police Bill to the House of Assembly (HoA) Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Wheatley (R7) has hit back by saying he would be the last person in the Virgin Islands who would facilitate Police having powers which can be abused.