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‘We can make laws for ourselves’- Premier on UK same-sex marriage bill
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has expressed his objection to the same-sex marriage bill that some United Kingdom (UK) parliamentarians are seeking to force upon the British Overseas Territories.
Bill in USVI calls for persons to be jailed or fined for lying to Gov't
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Any person who is found guilty of making false, fictitious or fraudulent claims on the government of the Virgin Islands, its departments, boards and commissions among other arms will face a fine of $2,500 and five years of imprisonment if a bill approved in the Senate Committee on Rules and Judiciary Thursday, June 2, 2022, is signed into law.
Food Security & Sustainability Act passed in HoA
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- A bill that will help “revolutionise food production” in the Territory has been passed in the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands.
Premier to wrap up HoA debate on VI Investment Bill today
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The Eleventh Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands will continue today, August 23, 2021, at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, where Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) will wrap up the debate on the Virgin Islands Investment Act 2020.
‘Put up or shut up’ Integrity in Public Life Bill brought to HoA
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – The Integrity In Public Life Act, 2020, which is part of the suite of good governance legislation by the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government, received its Introduction and First Reading at the Seventh Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, on Thursday, April 22, 2021.
Bill seeks to allow small cruise ships to begin & end cruise itineraries in VI
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- A Bill that seeks to allow small cruise ships to begin and end their cruise itineraries in the Virgin Islands (VI) has received its First Reading in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA).
Under pressure Governor to assent to Cannabis Licensing Act
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Embattled outgoing Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI), H.E. Augustus J.U. Jaspert has bowed to pressure regarding the hold-up of the marijuana legislation in the Virgin Islands, and will now move ahead with the assent of the bill.
USVI Governor makes case to impose tax for purchases made online
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, during his COVID-19 response update, took the closing minutes of his event to make a case for why the US Virgin Islands (USVI) government should tax its residents for items they purchase online.
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USVI bill seeks to tax items purchased on Internet
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A bill sponsored by Senator Novelle E. Francis seeks to tax Virgin Islanders for items they purchase through the internet, including on platforms such as Amazon, Target, Walmart and other e-commerce businesses. Calls and texts placed to Mr Francis on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, for comment were not returned.
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