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Cabinet to soon make decision on repealing sections of ‘greedy bill’ - Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has affirmed that as soon as he returns from a planned trip to London, the offending sections of the Retiring Allowances Legislative Service Amendment Act 2021 nicknamed the ‘Greedy Bill’ will be repealed.
'I will not collect a dime on that Retirement Act in its current form'- Premier Wheatley
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Political party leaders contesting the upcoming elections have been asked why they did not raise their voices during the passage of the Retiring Legislators Allowance Act, which has been infamously referred to as the ‘Greedy Bill’.
‘A police officer cannot have total immunity acting under a warrant’- Hon Fraser
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Another heavy legislation, the Police Act, 2019, is being debated in the House of Assembly (HoA), and according to senior legislator and Opposition Member, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3), such a weighty bill that has a lot of concerns should be given public consultations.
VI’s ‘Rasta Law’ served useful purpose – Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Douglas Wheatley expressed that the ‘Rasta Law’ that was repealed in 2003 served a useful purpose during its implementation and was successful in preventing certain problems.
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