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HoA to meet Oct 31; Formation of PAC expected to be on agenda
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The formation of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is expected to be on the Order Paper when legislators return to the House of Assembly next week.
'Go back to 1950s; When our people in power the country blooms’- Hon Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has given the people of the Territory a history lesson in ‘with our own people we can make progress.’
Opposition tries to bully HoA on formation of PAC @ Special Sitting for VI's heroes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Special Sitting of the House of Assembly (HoA) today, October 13, 2023, was intended solely to honour the heroes and foreparents of the [British] Virgin Islands; however, Members of the Virgin Islands (VI) Opposition, namely Opposition Leader Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) and Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6), attempted to force an amendment of the Order Paper to addresss the issue of the formation of a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for the house.
‘Some doing well, others catching hell!’- Banks & Insurance blasted over local treatment
ROAD TOWN Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) while speaking under other business in the 5th House of Assembly (HoA) on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, lambasted local insurance companies and banks in the territory.
NSC drafting plan that includes ‘non-traditional’ crime-fighting tactics – Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Whatley (R7) says in an effort to tackle crime in the VI, non-tradition crime-fighting strategies will be taken on in the VI.
‘We have done good things in this Territory’- Hon Ronnie W. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) told the House of Assembly (HoA) on Thursday, July 13, 2023, that the Virgin Islands has “done a lot of good things”.
Caller on ‘Da Morning Braff' show on Tola Radio slams Opposition Leader
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- It was this morning, Thursday, July 6, 2023, on ‘Da Morning Braff’ talk show on Tola Radio 100.5 FM with host Floyd Burnett ‘aka’ Heritage that a frequent caller slammed the Leader of the Opposition.
Opposition pledges to make life difficult for ruling VIP Gov't
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Promising no-confidence votes and filibustering, His Majesty's Loyal Opposition has said it will do all it possibly can to achieve its agenda when up against the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government in the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA).
UPDATE: Opposition Leader Hon Ronnie W. Skelton sworn in
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader and Chairman of Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has been sworn in.
‘The rug was pulled from under us’- Hon Ronnie W. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Opposition Members across the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM), National Democratic Party (NDP) and Progressives United (PU) have claimed they were blindsided by Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) who defected from the NDP and formed a Government with the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) on April 25, 2023.
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