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‘VI on the eve of an election & don’t know if it will have one’ – Hon Malone
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Opposition Member, Hon Carvin Malone (VI) has reiterated his calls for the United Kingdom (UK) to withdraw without delay, the Order in Council being held in reserve to suspend the [British] Virgin Islands constitution.
‘Urgent call’ for VI personalities & influencers to join fight against direct rule
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) has made a call for local media and entertainment personalities and influencers to help in the fight against the possibility of direct rule by the United Kingdom (UK) but said they must educate themselves on the issues.
Frank Z.R. Goldsmith is new Minister for Overseas Territories
LONDON, UK- A new Minister for Overseas Territories has been appointed in the Rishi Sunak-led United Kingdom (UK) Government.
‘Send clear message’ to UK Minister we are not for Order in Council- Hon Malone
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Minister of State for the Americas and Overseas Territories, Mr Alexander Jesse Norman of the United Kingdom (UK) will be in the Virgin Islands (VI) from tomorrow, October 27, 2022, until October 28, and Opposition Member Hon Carvin Malone (AL) believes it is an opportunity for the VI to let him know it is not in favour of the Order in Council to suspend the local constitution.
OECS calls on UK to withdraw Order in Council ‘without delay’
SAINT GEORGES PARISH, Montserrat- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has called on the United Kingdom (UK) to withdraw without delay the Order in Council being held in reserve to suspend the [British] Virgin Islands constitution.
Order in Council is an 'insurance' for reform- Governor Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor John J. Rankin, CMG says the Order in Council is an “insurance” to ensure that the Government of the Virgin Islands stays true to its commitment to implementing the reforms as recommended by Sir Gary R. Hickenbottom following the Commission of Inquiry (CoI).
‘No Truss, No Order’ in Council- Hon Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- With Mary Elizabeth Truss’ dismal performance in leadership, which has led to her premature resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Opposition Leader Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has noted that Truss also got it wrong when she put the Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands (VI) constitution and impose direct rule.
US President Biden calls UK PM’s economic policies 'a mistake'
LONDON, UK- It is unusual for the President of the United States to be so critical of a leader of one of America's closest allies; however, President Joseph R. Biden has said embattled United Kingdom Prime Minister Mary Elizabeth Truss’ original economic plan was a “mistake”.
VI to encourage UK to 'reconsider' reserved Order in Council- VI tells UN
NEW YORK CITY, USA- The Virgin Islands delegation that will travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in November, 2022, will, among other things, encourage the UK Government to reconsider its current position on maintaining an Order in Council in reserve.
HoA Motion to send VI delegation to UK to 'reverse' Order in Council withdrawn!
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- An ambitious motion to form a delegation that would have included Members of the House of Assembly as well as CARICOM and Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and United Nations (UN) officials to travel to London to seek to reverse the Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands Constitution and impose direct rule was made and subsequently withdrawn in the House of Assembly on July 19, 2022.
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