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Hon Walwyn ousted! Hon Penn is new Opposition Leader!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There is a new Opposition Leader in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), as the controversial Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) has been ousted.
USVI: Vegetation Bill dies in committee
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A bill that sought to make private property owners responsible for clearing roadside vegetation encroaching on public roads and utility lines failed in committee on Wednesday, after lawmakers and testifiers raised concerns about safety, environmental harm, green waste disposal, shifting government responsibility, and a proposed $1,500 lien for noncompliance. Although sponsor Senator Kenneth Gittens offered to workshop and resubmit the measure, most committ
Constitutional negotiating team must be ‘united’- Premier Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the team he will lead when he goes to the United Kingdom (UK) to negotiate the Virgin Islands’ (VI) constitution will be a united one, but fell short of announcing who will make up that team.
‘Whatever happened to The Alliance?'- Claude O. Skelton-Cline asks
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Alliance has been radio silent for the past few months, and social commentator and host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, is wondering about its current state.
Opposition members were informed of decision to cross the floor- Hon Stacy R. Mather
FISH BAY Tortola, VI- Members of the Opposition were not blindsided by the announcement made by their former Opposition colleague, Hon Stacy R. Mather, OBE (AL), to cross the floor and join the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government.
Helping from the opposite side of the aisle ‘doesn’t work’- Hon Stacy R. Mather
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Hon Stacy R. Mather, MBE (AL), has said moving to the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration was a difficult decision following the invitation from Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Gov't 'could have killed 2 birds with 1 stone' & oust Walwyn- Commentator
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social Commentator and radio talk show host Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline says the fate of whether Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) remains as Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition and the fate of The Alliance lies in the hands of Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2).
Hons Penn & Skelton snub Hon Walwyn-led Opposition press conference again!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition under the controversial Hon Myron V. Walwyn remains (R6) divided as ever, and there appears to be no end in sight to the disunity with Hon Walwyn at the helm.
Rebel group Alliance declares itself an official political party
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- The Hon Myron V. Walwyn-led rebel Opposition group, the Alliance, is now an official political organisation in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Hons Skelton & Penn snub Hon Walwyn’s Opposition press conference
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After failing to get support from even his own Opposition members on his recent Vote of No Confidence motion brought against the Government of the Virgin Islands in the House of Assembly (HoA), Leader of the Opposition and premier-hopeful Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) failed to get all of his Opposition members to his press conference on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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