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Board member posts given as reward for support @ polls- Hon Penn claims
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has claimed that instead of competency and experience being at the core for selecting statutory boards members, these posts are being filled by persons who supported the government at the polls.
Opposition Leader says he is 'ready' to become Premier
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has promised his constituents that if he is elected into the office of Premier, he would not be a dictator.
Premier: ‘I could’ve shut my mouth’ on hiring advisers like other Gov'ts
CAPPOONS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) told his constituents in the First Electoral District on Sunday, September 5, 2021, he could have been silent about hiring ministerial political advisers like past governments in the Virgin Islands.
NDP Gov’t removed one of the best Accountant Generals in VI- Premier Fahie
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- With the Leader of the Honourable Opposition Marlon A. Penn (R8) insinuating that former acting Accountant General Laurel L. Smith was treated unfairly by the incumbent government, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) had cause to remind him that it was in fact the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government that had such an unpleasant history.
Hon Penn calls for development of a local ‘innovation lab’ to cultivate ideas
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called for the development of a local innovation lab to incubate new ideas and bring new innovations to the territory’s business sector.
BVIEC spending more than earning- Info in HoA reveals
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) may be raking in millions per year in revenues; however, this does not mean the Corporation is any better off.
No attempts to 'shut down Opposition' in HoA- Speaker Willock
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Julian Willock has shut down claims by Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) of attempts to suppress the Opposition in the House of Assembly (HoA).
Opposition Leader has ‘history of not telling the truth’- Premier Fahie
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has accused Opposition Leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) of peddling untruths, after the two leaders had an exchange of words in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly.
Hon Penn asks public to submit questions for HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has urged members of the public to submit questions so they can be answered at an upcoming sitting of the House of Assembly (HoA).
VI must find safer ways for tourism businesses to operate– Hon Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has said the Virgin Islands must find a way to make tourism businesses, especially those in the sister islands, operational in a safe matter and allow livelihoods to thrive.
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