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Skelton-Cline suggests there is a coup to overthrow Opposition Leader
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— Political commentator and former government advisor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has raised concerns about the state of opposition politics in the Virgin Islands, and is calling for clarity in leadership and an end to division within the ranks.
Let’s address our minds to this bill- Opposition Leader on Cybercrime bill
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is expected to wrap up debate on the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment) Bill 2024 when the First Sitting of the Second Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) continues at 10:00 am today, Monday, January 13, 2025.
Opposition shocked & disappointed after another failed Motion of No Confidence attempt
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Members of the Opposition have expressed shock and disappointment following the recent sitting of the House of Assembly (HoA) where their second attempt to bring a Motion of No Confidence against Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D Wheatley (R7) was met with a lack of quorum.
$18K a year to educate a high school child & $60K to keep someone in prison- Hon Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Legislators in the House of Assembly, during the debate of the Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill 2024, on October 25, 2024, held one voice in stating that there must be a way to protect local companies when making legislation in keeping with international best practices in financial services.
Skelton & Walwyn's call for HoA protest on ‘Vote of No Confidence’ flops
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- For weeks, leading up to the House of Assembly (HoA) new sitting (Twentieth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth HoA) held on Friday, October 18, 2024, some members of the tri-party Opposition were calling on the public to show up at the HoA to protest and show support for the Vote of No Confidence.
‘The potholes are too deep’- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has called on the government to find a way to “erase” the many potholes on the roads in the Virgin Islands.
Declaring interests to serve on boards could be ‘prohibitive’- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has warned against putting certain requirements in legislation that will deter people from serving on boards.
PVIM & NDP resume talk on a general election merger
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI-In their quest for power in the next general elections constitutionally due in 2027, meetings and backroom dealings have resumed between the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) and the National Democratic Party (NDP) on a possible merger.
'We brought the Motion of No-Confidence at the right time'- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has expressed optimism that the United Kingdom will not activate the Order in Council that sits over the Virgin Islands following the Commission of Inquiry Report, but expressed disdain in the territory’s Premier and Minister of Finance for not giving Opposition legislators their due credit.
Premier should not get credit if Order in Council is lifted- Hon Skelton suggests
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The real reason for the Opposition attempting to bring forward a Motion of No Confidence against Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) during the Nineteenth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands on September 3, 2024, may have been to avoid the government from receiving credit in the event the Order in Council held in reserve is lifted.
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