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Premier Smith meets NHI petitioners in 'good natured' exchange
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has kept his word and met with the National Health Insurance (NHI) petitioners in an attempt to iron out perceived kinks in the mandatory health coverage scheme.
'Dr Smith must listen to all views on NHI' - Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Radio talk show host Doug Wheatley believes that Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith must listen to all views when it comes to the National Health Insurance (NHI).
'I couldn't use Noel Lloyd restroom as it was closed @ 9.30am' - caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A member of the public is peeved about her experience this week when she was unable to use the public restroom facilities at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park as they were closed in the middle of the morning.
‘Time to properly honour our seamen’ – Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Doug Wheatley said there seems to be some reluctance with regard to honouring persons who worked in the early days providing sea-faring services to the territory in the most difficult of conditions.
Freedom of Information Bill still on the back burner for Gov't
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier of the Virgin Islands Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith yesterday, September 15, 2015, said Government has placed no timeline on the bringing of the Freedom of Information Bill to the House of Assembly for passage.
‘We need to challenge big banks for better protection of funds’ – Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Douglas Wheatley believes that the various governments of the Virgin Islands should have dealt more strongly with the question of deposit insurance for banks operating here.
‘Hon Fahie power-hungry!’ – Radio show caller alleges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller into the Three D talk show on ZBVI 780 AM last evening August 21, 2015 opined that the spat between Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) and Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) "looked bad" in the eyes of the public, especially when in 2014 the Virgin Islands Party Congress voted for Honourable Fraser to be the Chairman of the party.
VI must not accept 'New World Order' – Radio show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A radio show caller insisted that the Virgin Islands must not go the way of what he described as the New World Order where same sex marriage is seen as being acceptable.
Irate caller wants stray cattle slaughtered
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller on the Speak Out BVI radio talk show hosted by Doug Wheatley wants the authorities to slaughter roaming cattle which wander on to people’s property and cause havoc. The caller suggested that the authorities can sell the meat of the slaughtered cattle.
Opposition must have legal advice to be more effective - Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Douglas Wheatley believes it is time that the Opposition has access to legal advice so it could be better organised in the House of Assembly.
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