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Limit 2nd & 3rd readings of bills the same day- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The man who has taken an oath to put the Government’s feet to the fire, to uphold the democratic process and good governance, has made several calls for improvements to the way things are being done in the House of Assembly (HoA).
Medical providers can charge patients whatever they want- Barry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All medical service providers accepting the state-run National Health Insurance (NHI) Programme continues to rake in huge profits and it has been unearthed that there is no legislation in place to control what they charge patients.
Hon Fahie asks whether Premier had authority to fire Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A pledge to “strongly lobby” for the passing of a few critical legislations to ensure good governance, the clear definition of each member of the House of Assembly’s power and privileges as stated by the law and not opinion, as well as public forums to be held by Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, are some of the plans for 2017 by the Virgin Islands Party (VIP).
Rules Comm. approves Bill making it difficult to run for USVI office
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Members of the USVI Committee on Rules and Judiciary on Thursday March 10, 2016 favourably forwarded a multitude of bills to the full Senate, among them bill no. 31-0278, that ups the difficulty in running for public office by increasing the number of signatures needed from the flat amount of 50 to 250 for governor, lieutenant governor and delegate to Congress, 200 for senators and 100 for other elected positions.
'Revised Trade Mark Act will guard against counterfeit products' – Jamal S. Smith
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Attorney at Law Jamal S. Smith believes that the time has come for the territory to advance in the registration of trade marks (TMs) for goods and services now that the 2013 legislation dealing with registration of trade marks is to be implemented come September 1, 2015.
‘Will legislative changes include gay marriage?’ – Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The hot button topic of gay marriage came up again this time on a special radio show hosted by Doug Wheatley and Natalio D. Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru last evening November 12, 2014 on ZBVI 780 AM to discuss aspects of the Throne’s speech.
“NDP Must Go!” t-shirts vex Minister Walywn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It seems like at least one Politian will need the new National Health Insurance legislation that was passed in the House of Assembly late last night April 8, 2014 for he is yet again upset and in shock according to him.
Pushing us Backwards into Cyberspace Laws
By AC Frett
Parables are not Obstacles to Internet Progress: Things happen & we ask why just as things don’t happen and we ask why not?... No wonder many claim things I say seem true but appear so far above the Heads of Listeners that they view them as Parables…Let’s hope you are wrong since I try hard to be as straightforward as possible and any failure to understand would suggest that we have not progressed as much as we should.
Puerto Rico Governor Approves New Issue of General Obligation Bonds
Caribbean Journal
Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed legislation authorizing the issuance of new general obligation bonds.
Bikers call for protest ride through city!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Some biking enthusiasts of the Virgin Islands have called for a massive ‘ride through’ of Road Town on scooters in protest to what they refer to as archaic laws regarding the restrictions on importation of motorcycles above an engine capacity of 125 cc and in an effort to get the authorities to listen to their concerns.
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