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Lisa Penn-Lettsome tipped to Chair Constitutional Reform Committee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Now long overdue, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has set up the Territory’s Constitutional Reform Committee to look at changes needed to the Virgin Islands’ Constitution of 2007.
Barbados to remove Queen as Head of State @ midnight
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - More than 400 years after the English arrived in Barbados to claim the island for King James I, Queen Elizabeth II will be removed as the head of state thus ushering in a new era for “The Land of the Flying Fish,” as the world’s newest republic.
UK PM snubs Scotland’s First Minister; Dodges questions on Scottish independence
EDINBURGH, Scotland- It is not only the [British] Virgin Islands’ aspirations for self-determination that is being strongly resisted by the United Kingdom (UK) Government but also the wishes for independence by Scotland.
Legislators pay tribute, condolences on passing of Prince Phillip
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Legislators in the House of Assembly (HoA) are paying tribute to the late Duke of Edinburg, Prince Phillip, who died on April 9, 2021 at age 99.
VIYP Premier: ‘Now is the time to choose our own destiny’
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Highlighting that the people of the Virgin Island have been successfully managing their own economic affairs for over half a century, Leader of Government Business in the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP) Mr Kevin S. Fahie says Virgin Islanders must not fear discussing the topic of self-determination.
UN should not dictate on VI’s self-determination timeline - Kevon S. Lettsome
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader of the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP), Mr Kevon S. Lettsome has proposed that while the Virgin Islands (VI) should walk the part of full self-determination, it must do so by taking steps and not be dictated on by the 2030 United Nations (UN) resolution on decolonisation.
Premier Fahie is an 'anti-colonialist'- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has encouraged the Virgin Islands people to support their Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), who he pointed out has been bold in standing up for the people of the territory.
Brexit! ‘Why is it so right for UK to be independent?’- Hon Fraser
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- As the United Kingdom (UK), through controversial Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, continues to resist moves by the Virgin Islands to gain more autonomy, veteran legislator and Opposition Member, Honourable Julian Fraser RA has questioned why it is so right for the UK to want full independence but doesn’t think it is good for the Virgin Islands.
Thoughts on VI Constitution Review & Amendment
Edgar Leonard
The Virgin Islands (VI) (British) latest constitution came online in 2007 and much has changed in 13 years so a constitutional review and amendment is needed to address new and emerging challenges.
Independence - The only way to self-determination
Kenneth G. Gladstone
The greatest lie ever told is the story of emancipation. Whether it’s the Spanish, English, Dutch or French, colonisation continues unabated across the Caribbean region and the world to this very day not as outright chattel slavery, but de facto slavery is still channeling hundreds of millions of dollars into the pockets of the masters of capitalism.
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