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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.
Neo Colonialism in 2020
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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.
HoA resumes tomorrow in Committee discussing Nurses & Midwives Act
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The Fourteenth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) of the House of Assembly (HoA) resumes tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29, 2020.
HoA resumes 10:00am with discussion on 'Trade in Endangered Species' Act 2019
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) resumes today, July 20, 2020, with discussions in Committee Stage on the “Trade In Endangered Species (Cites) Act, a bill first proposed in 2019.
Opposition AWOL as Immigration & Passport (Amendment) Act, 2019 passed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After receiving debates from only two Members of the House of Assembly, the Immigration & Passport (Amendment) Act, 2019, which received much opposition in the public domain, mostly from locals, was passed via vote during the Fourth Sitting of the First Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) yesterday, June 3, 2019.
Plastic bag ban bill now law in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— US Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth E. Mapp formally signed his proposal to reduce litter and protect marine life into law late Friday October 7, 2016, Government House announced Sunday afternoon October 9, 2016.
New law requires all guns to be registered at USVI ports of entry
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— If US Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth E. Mapp signs into law a bill sponsored by Senator Tregenza Roach, all guns coming into the territory must be registered at ports of entry including sea and land.
Rules Comm. approves Bill making it difficult to run for USVI office
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Members of the USVI Committee on Rules and Judiciary on Thursday March 10, 2016 favourably forwarded a multitude of bills to the full Senate, among them bill no. 31-0278, that ups the difficulty in running for public office by increasing the number of signatures needed from the flat amount of 50 to 250 for governor, lieutenant governor and delegate to Congress, 200 for senators and 100 for other elected positions.
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