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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.
Could VI see its first female Premier after the 2023 Elections?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Since the Virgin Islands (VI) moved to a ministerial system some 56 years ago, there has never been a woman as Chief Minister or Premier of the territory.
Political Party leaders describe CoI as demeaning & degrading
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Leaders of the major political parties contesting the upcoming elections in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) have described the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) as demeaning and degrading.
Hon Julian Fraser RA endorses PVIM
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- In a surprise move, incumbent Third District Representative and Chairman of Progressives United (PU) Hon Julian Fraser RA has endorsed Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) for the 2023 General Elections of the Virgin Islands.
Zero merger! NDP & PVIM go separate ways!
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Despite Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) claiming yesterday, February 23, 2023, while appearing on the Morning Braff show on Tola Radio VI 100.5 FM with Floyd Burnett aka ‘Heritage’ that the negotiations between the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) were still ongoing, we found out today that this is not the case.
NDP & PVIM continue discussions on re-uniting!
EAST END, Tortola, VI- As the 2023 general election gets closer, two political parties- the National Democratic Party (NDP) and its breakaway group the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM)- are still meeting with the hopes to merge into one.
The RDA is not a maintenance agency- Chairman Ronnie W. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Virgin Islands (VI) Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) Mr Ronnie W. Skelton has reminded the Government of the Virgin Islands that the RDA is not a maintenance agency and as such, maintenance system should be put in place for projects delivered by the Agency.
Disbanding the RDA would be a mistake- Ronnie W. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Describing the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) as a piece of well-run machinery, Chairman of the RDA’s Board of Directors Mr Ronnie W. Skelton has said it would be a mistake to disband the Agency.
After 5 yrs & 1 term, Senior ESHS students return to main campus tomorrow
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After 5 years and 1 term, senior students of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS), along with their teachers, will return to the main campus tomorrow, January 4, 2023, and officially end the shift system that has been in place since 2017, when the school was devasted by hurricanes Irma and Maria.
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