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Caribbean OT leaders object to Governor's request for additional powers in VI
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands- Heads of Government in the Caribbean Overseas Territories (OTs) have come in strong support of the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) objecting to additional powers being granted to the Governor of the [British] Virgin Islands to hasten the implementation of recommendations made by a retired United Kingdom judge following a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Media houses refusing to submit questions ahead of Premier’s press briefing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A request by the Department of Information and Public Relations for reporters to submit their questions ahead of a press update on Friday, October 28, 2022, on current matters by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is not sitting well with some local media houses.
UK must ‘disabuse self’ from reestablishing C’bean colonial power- David Comissiong
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong has called on the United Kingdom (UK) to 'disabuse' itself from seeking to re-establish colonial powers in the Virgin Islands (VI) by imposing direct rule from London.
OECS condemns a ‘UK takeover’ of VI
CASTRIES, St Lucia- As the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) begin to mobilise to demonstrate to the United Kingdom (UK) that they are not in favour of any direct rule as recommended in the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Report, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has made it known that it stands with the people of the VI in rejecting direct rule by the UK.
Rotary Rift? Rotarians object to Ryan R. E. Geluk as Asst Gov of District 7020
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All is not well in the Rotary family of the Virgin Islands as a group of Rotarians are strongly opposing one of its members, Mr Ryan R. E. Geluk, being appointed Assistant Governor of District 7020 for 2020/2021. The Rotarians believe Geluk’s involvement in the ongoing BVI Airways scandal could harm the reputation of Rotary as well as the Virgin Islands.
‘By our Gov’t hands we suffer’- VI Airlink’s Neville C. Braithwaite Jr
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- If the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) was a United States Senator he would have had to declare himself a lobbyist for a foreign company.
No partnership with VI Gov't; VI Airlink petition a delay tactic- BVI Airways
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the petition of the local VI Airlink and interCaribbean with the Office of the Secretary of US Department of Transportation (DOT), BVI Airways has said it is not in partnership with the Government of the Virgin Islands and that VI Airlink's petition is a delay tactic.
‘I am not for airport project now’- Hon Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two other members of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) have gone against their own government’s policy in public.
Hons Maduro-Caines & Christopher object to airport project now!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a bomb shell move that sent shockwaves to the government front bench and the supporters of the National Democratic Party (NDP), the normally reserved and soft-spoken Sixth District Representatives Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines came out swinging against the 2017 Budget.
Tortola objects to new horse entry in Triple Crown
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite objections from the Virgin Islands' Horse Owner's Association, new comer Bud White has been cleared to run in the second leg of the Johnny Walker Black VI Triple Crown Challenge at the Randolph ‘Doc’ James Race Track in St. Croix on February 19, 2012.
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