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New session of HoA starts Jan 24, 2023; Governor to deliver Throne Speech
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the National Unity Government of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) proroguing instead of dissolving the House of Assembly (HoA), four months out from a constitutionally due general election, a new session of the House will begin January 24, 2023.
Legislation coming to allow for monitoring & tracking of sex offenders
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– The Virgin Islands will be introducing ‘The Sexual Offences Bill’ to provide a gender-sensitive legal framework relating to a broad range of sexual crimes in the territory as part of new legislation for 2022.
VI should reject ‘throne speech’ as a relic of colonial past – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Consultant and commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the people of the Virgin Islands to reject relics of colonial past like the Speech from the Throne, which he says undermines the territory's spirit of independence.
Throne Speech: Long overdue Constitutional Review ‘moving forward this year’
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Buried beneath a mountain of legislative plans for 2022, as revealed in the Speech from the Throne, the Virgin Islands' status on its long-overdue Constitution Review process was mentioned just once.
VI Gov’t to ban single-use disposable plastic bags & containers
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- In an effort to protect the environment as well as reduce littering, the Government of the Virgin Islands will be introducing legislation during the Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) to ban the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags, containers and bottles.
Legislation for new HoA to focus on improving standard of living in VI
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Another busy session of the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands has been mapped out by the Government of the Virgin Islands, according to revelations from the Speech from the Throne delivered by Governor John J. Rankin, CMG.
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