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People sleeping in derelict vehicles ‘is the reality of the BVI’- Hon Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a ‘doom and gloom’ speech in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) on September 19, 2023, Opposition Member Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) painted the [British] Virgin Islands as a place reeking of homeless and people sleeping in derelict vehicles.
HoA repeals 'offending sections' of controversial 'Greedy Bill'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After promises on the 2023 campaign trail to revisit the "offending sections" of the Retiring Allowances (Legislative Services) Amendment Bill 2021, legislators in the House of Assembly today, September 19, 2023, successfully made amendments to the bill, which is now renamed Retiring Allowances (Legislative Services) Amendment Bill 2021.
'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’.
Hon Fraser voted for greedy bill; has lots of explaining to do- Kevin C. Smith
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Third District Candidate Mr Kevin C. Smith aka ‘OJ’ has fired back at Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) over statements he made on the campaign trail in relation to Smith’s employment and role at the Premier’s office under ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie.
2 PVIM At Large candidates pledge to revisit legislators retirement Act
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Candidates for the 2023 General Elections have been milking the legislators’ retirement Act controversy to gain political traction, with some promising to have the legislation repealed, while some have said they would push for parts of it to be revised.
NDP seconded & benefited first from ‘Greedy Bill’- Hon Malone
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The National Democratic Party (NDP) is being called out for its hypocrisy over the ‘Retiring Allowances Legislative Service Amendment Act 2021’, which is now being refereed to by some as the ‘Greedy Bill’.
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