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Hon Fraser to attend Global Sustainable Islands Summit in Canary Islands
GRAN CANARIA, Canary Islands- Deputy Premier and Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) will be among several top-level government ministers from island jurisdictions across Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Latin America attending the Global Sustainable Islands Summit (GSIS) in Gran Canaria from April 20-22, 2026.
Sir Lindsay 'has long been a true & respectful friend' of the UK OTs- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said Speaker of the United Kingdom’s House of Commons Sir Lindsay H. Hoyle has “long been a true and respectful friend” of the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories (OTs) and Crown Dependencies and that, over many years, he has “consistently shown a commitment to our development, our democratic institutions and our place within the wider British family”.
HoA Speaker attending Commons Conference in London
LONDON, UK- Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Corine N. George-Massicote and Deputy Clerk, Mr Linton V. Leonard are attending the Commons and Overseas Territories Speakers Conference (COTSC 2025) in London.
Alliance playing hardball! Attempts to block HoA sitting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The newly formed political Alliance came out guns a blazing in the House of Assembly (HoA) today, February 11, 2025, moving a motion for the Second Sitting of the Second Session of the Fifth HoA to be suspended for a breach of the Standing Orders.
Carvin Malone’s 'willingness to bridge divides’ exemplified his statesmanship- Speaker
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Corine N. George-Massicote is one of the latest to pay tribute to the late former legislator Carvin Malone, who died suddenly on January 14, 2024.
Hon Fraser wants vehicle of new Speaker of HoA to have Emblem
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Appearing before the 2023 House of Assembly’s Standing Finance Committee (SFC) over the 2024 Budget, Deputy Clerk Ms Khauesten Industrious requested a new vehicle for the Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Hon. Corine N. George-Massicote.
UPDATE: Corine N. George-Massicote returns as Fifth HoA Speaker
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information reaching our newsroom is that a possible nominee of the ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government, Ms R. Dancia Penn, OBE KC has failed to receive the full support of all Government members of the House, which paved the way for former Speaker, Ms Corine N. George-Massicote to be elected as speaker of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA).
HoA to meet on May 18, 2023; Race is on for new House Speaker
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All 13 elected members will be sworn into office as legislators and official members of the House of Assembly (HoA) at the First Sitting of the Fifth HoA scheduled for Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex, in Road Town, the capital city.
Andrew A. Fahie 'retires' from HoA, D1 & active politics
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Former Premier of the Virgin Islands Andrew A. Fahie has officially retired from the House of Assembly (HoA), as the First District Representative, and from active politics.
‘The Speaker can’t remove Fahie’- Dr Kedrick D. Pickering
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- When Speaker of the House of Assembly Corine N. George-Massicote refused to accept leave of absence from First District Representative and former Premier Hon Andrew A. Fahie, it led to anticipation that Hon Fahie would lose his seat and there would be a need for a by-election.
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