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May 14th, 2025
HoA Speaker attending Commons Conference in London

LONDON, UK- Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Corine N. George-Massicote and Deputy Clerk, Mr Linton V. Leonard are attending the Commons and Overseas Territories Speakers Conference (COTSC 2025) in London.

May 9th, 2025
UPDATE: Hon Stacy R. Mather ousted; Dr the Hon Karl Dawson new Deputy Speaker

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Just as first and accurately reported on May 8, 2025, by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), Dr the Honourable Karl Dawson (R1) has been made the new Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, replacing Opposition Member Hon Stacy R. Mather (AL), who held the position since May 18, 2023.

March 24th, 2025
Shortened HoA today; No voting of new Deputy Speaker

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our News Centre is that the House of Assembly sitting from 1:00 PM, today, March 24, 2025, will be a brief one, with only one bill to be addressed.

March 21st, 2025
HoA meets Monday; Dr the Hon Dawson set to be nominated Deputy Speaker

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The government of the Virgin Islands (VI) will head to the House of Assembly (HoA) next week to nominate Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1) as the next Deputy Speaker.

March 17th, 2025
Dr the Hon Dawson will be 'excellent' in role of Deputy Speaker- Premier Wheatley

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has defended the decision to remove Hon Dr Karl Dawson (R1) as Junior Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries to be the next Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA).

March 11th, 2025
Dr the Hon Karl Dawson no longer a Jr Minister; To be Deputy Speaker

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While announcing the return of former Deputy Premier Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) to his government today, March 11, 2025, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) also announced that Dr the Honourable Karl Dawson (R1) has been relieved of his Junior Minister portfolio.

August 26th, 2024
Public Service Management Bill 'looks good on paper' but...- Hon Mather

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Honourable Stacy R. Mather, MBE (AL) has said the Public Service Management Bill looks good on paper but seems incomplete.

May 18th, 2023
Opposition Member Hon Stacy Mather is Deputy Speaker of Fifth HoA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- History has been created in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), with Hon Stacy Mather (AL) becoming the first Member of the Opposition to be Deputy Speaker.

May 18th, 2023
UPDATE: Corine N. George-Massicote returns as Fifth HoA Speaker

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information reaching our newsroom is that a possible nominee of the ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government, Ms R. Dancia Penn, OBE KC has failed to receive the full support of all Government members of the House, which paved the way for former Speaker, Ms Corine N. George-Massicote to be elected as speaker of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA).

May 5th, 2023
HoA to meet on May 18, 2023; Race is on for new House Speaker

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All 13 elected members will be sworn into office as legislators and official members of the House of Assembly (HoA) at the First Sitting of the Fifth HoA scheduled for Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex, in Road Town, the capital city.

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