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‘Go through the proper channels’ to address grievances- Premier to public servants
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said public servants should follow the proper channels to address grievances.
‘Is the UN really effective?’- Hon Ronnie W. Skelton asks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Hon Ronnie V. Skelton (AL) is advising Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), to find a new approach to self-determination, as he questioned the effectiveness of the United Nations (UN).
‘No secrecy’ surrounding Members' salary increase- HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The House of Assembly (HoA) has sought to clarify the uproar over the major increase in Members’ salaries as reported in the Auditor General’s Report released last week.
No need for new constitution if we're not serious about advancements- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- "The concept I'm seeking to communicate is from the time we got our own Legislature, our constitutions have given our people additional responsibilities, increased the powers of our elected people and taken those authorities away from the administering power... So, people should understand exactly what we seek to achieve in this constitution. It is what we have been achieving all along."
VI waited 5 years for UK to greenlight UN’s C-24 visit
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a not-so-surprising twist, a report from the United Nations (UN) Special Committee on Decolonisation (C-24) visiting mission to the Virgin Islands (VI) revealed that the Territory waited for approval from the United Kingdom (UK) for the visiting mission for about five years.
Some recommendations in Law Enforcement Review Report ‘simply repugnant’- Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Asking if the recommendations of the Review of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Bodies in the British Virgin Islands, Volume II: A Roadmap for 2025 to 2035, is a continuation of the Commission of Inquiry in the Virgin Islands, Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) has urged the urged public to read the report for themselves.
United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation’s Visting Mission Report on the British Virgin Islands makes recommendations on steps toward independence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A pleasant good afternoon to the people of the British Virgin Islands.
Space occupied by GIS deemed ‘hazardous’- SFC Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The building space occupied by the Information and Public Relations Department, better known as Government Information Services (GIS) has been deemed hazardous, according to the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) Report.
Health Minister ‘eagerly await’ assessment report of incinerator by US company
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has said the functionality of the incinerator at Pockwood Pond has been a top priority since his first day in office, as it plays a vital role in the Territory’s waste disposal process.
12000 work permits issued yearly in the VI- SFC Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Labour Commissioner, Department and Workforce Development Mr Mervin D. Hastings has said they issue on average twelve thousand work permits annually.
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