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State funeral for late Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE December 11, 2019
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The late first Premier of the Virgin Islands Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE, Member Emeritus, will be given a state funeral on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.
VI’s first Premier Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands has been thrown into mourning with news of the death of its first premier, Member Emeritus of the House of Assembly (HoA), Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE.
‘Let’s amend 'SO' as Hon RT O’Neal had suggested’ – Hon Christian
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Territorial Representative Honourable Archibald C. Christian believes that one way to pay tribute to the Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE is to give life to changes that he wanted made to the Standing Orders (SO) when he was a member of that Committee in the House of Assembly.
Hon Walwyn sings a different tune about Hon RT O'Neal OBE
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While many saw him as the lead in disrespecting statesman Hon Ralph T. O'Neal OBE and his contributions to the territory, Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn is now saying it is important that persons who have made a significant contribution to the country are honoured while they are still alive.
‘Today is a day of atonement’ – Hon Andrew A. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative of the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has bashed the Government for their treatment of Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE even as they sought to now confer on him the title of Member Emeritus of the House of Assembly.
After snubbing him, NDP to honour political giant Ralph T. O’Neal OBE!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After abruptly dissolving the House of Assembly (HoA) on May 1, 2015 without allowing political giant and first Premier of the Virgin Islands Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE to say farewell while a sitting member, the National Democratic Party (NDP) has come to the people with a motion to give the former Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Chairman the title of ‘Member Emeritus’.