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‘I remain committed to addressing violence against women’- HoA Speaker
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Corine N. George-Massicote has pledged to work towards addressing violence against women in the Virgin Islands (VI).
HoA fires back @ OT Minister Doughty's threats over law enforcement reforms
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands has acknowledged the Minister for Europe, North America, and the Overseas Territories, Hon. Stephen J. Doughty, MP, confirming that an Interim Administration for the Virgin Islands is neither required nor justified.
Premier Wheatley justifies salary increase for HoA members
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has continued to defend the approval of salary increases for members of the House of Assembly (HoA).
‘It shows the immaturity of this person’- Skelton-Cline on Hon Mather’s HoA comments
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and Pastor, Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has lashed back at Hon Stacy R. Mather (AL), calling him immature.
A Junior minister 'can have anything they want‘- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said Junior Ministers have had constitutional authority to direct and control government departments.
‘They are set for life’ following salary increase- Bishop John I. Cline
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Bishop John I. Cline has said the current government will not be remembered for what it did for the country but rather what was done to it, as they have set themselves up for life with the increase in salaries and the retirement plan.
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'We could have a bicameral system' of Gov't- Hon Marlon A. Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Member of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has placed his support in the recommendation for a bicameral system of government in the Virgin Islands (VI).
An At Large Representative is like a fisherman without a net- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports and Territorial At Large Member Hon Sharie B. de Castro says she believes the At Large system is a critical part of how the Territory should move forward and that is the reason she chose to run as an At Large member; however, the system is not being given the respect and support by the government.
At-Large system ‘is not working properly’- Hon Stacy R. Mather
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member, Hon Stacy R. Mather (AL) has said the current At-Large system in the Territory is not working properly.
'I do not support abolishing the positions of Jr Ministers'- Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Junior Minister for Tourism and Culture, Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4), has said she is not in support of removing the position of Junior Minister as recommended by the Constitution Review Commission (CRC).
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