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Linton V. Leonard In! Appointed Deputy Clerk of HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islander Linton V. Leonard has been appointed Deputy Clerk of the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands. The appointment takes effect from January 2024.
VI’s HoA represented @ CPA Conference in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- The House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands (VI) took part in the Forty-sixth Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana.
Pastor Salmon urged HoA members to look into crime & violence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Pastor Winston Salmon has made an urgent plea to members of the House of Assembly (HoA) to take a deeper look into crime and violence in the Virgin Islands, before offering the opening prayer of the Eighteenth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly on Thursday, August 22, 2024.
‘It’s like we have multiple personalities’ in HoA in front the cameras - Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- She is usually not very confrontational but Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) had enough of the “nonsense” on display by some Members of the Opposition during the continuation of the 17th Sitting of the 1st Session of the 5th House of Assembly (HoA) on Friday, August 16, 2024.
'Stop misleading the public'- Hon. Sharie B. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has called on the government's critics to stop “misleading” the public when it comes to the matters arising from the compensation review for public officers.
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Hon Walwyn calls for Premier Wheatley to resign as Minister of Finance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Legislator Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (R6) has called for the resignation of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) to resign as Minister of Finance.
The UK is doing 'everything in its power to destroy us'- Hon Ronnie W. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has accused the United Kingdom [UK] of deliberately trying to destroy the [British] Virgin Islands by forcing it to make legislation and policies that are not in the best interest of the territory.
No ‘witch-hunting’ allowed @ upcoming Integrity Commission - Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As part of moves to improve transparency, accountability and good governance in the Virgin Islands (VI), Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said that an Integrity Commission is being created, which forms part of the integrity in Public Life (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Businesses agreed minimum wage was not enough to meet basic needs– Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the planned increase of the minimum wage to $8.50 per hour, effective November 30, 2024, in the Virgin Islands, Deputy Premier Hon Lorna G. Smith (AL) said the decision to increase the minimum wage followed recommendations by an ad hoc advisory committee and that most businesses engaged agreed that the current amount was too low.
NDP Gov’t got over $50M in loans to fix roads in VI– Hon Kye M. Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Addressing the Opposition's criticisms of the road infrastructure in the Virgin Islands (VI), Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) said the now Opposition Members, who were once in Government, collected some $50M in loans for road infrastructure works that have not stand the test of time.
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