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VI's prosperity tied to security & good governance reforms- Gov.Pruce
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The prosperity of the Virgin Islands (VI) is underpinned by security and good governance, according to Governor Daniel Pruce, as he addressed the people of the VI on Friday, May 9, 2025.
Law enforcement review should be ‘approached with unity’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the recommendations listed in the second volume of the law enforcement review must be tackled with unity.
Alliance meets with Governor; Hons Skelton & Penn notably absent
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Members Hon Ronnie V. Skelton (AL) and Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) were visibly absent from a meeting held with Governor Daniel Pruce and some of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition members on Monday, April 28, 2025.
VI doesn’t need saving by UK- Bishop John I. Cline
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Bishop John I. Cline has warned that the Virgin Islands (VI) does not need to be saved by the United Kingdom (UK) as they try to gain more power through the Office of the Governor.
'Come together & stand for the good of the country'- Bishop John I. Cline
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Bishop John I. Cline has said the government will need the support of the public, now that the second volume of the law enforcement review by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has been released.
Skelton-Cline advocates collective stand against UK overreach
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— Radio personality and outspoken commentator Claude O. Skelton-Cline is calling on elected officials to formally draft a singular, collective correspondence articulating the Territory’s official position on the Review of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Bodies in the British Virgin Islands, Volume II: A Roadmap for 2025 to 2035.
VI ready to work with UK but won't compromise democratic rights- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The recently published Law Enforcement Review, Volume II, by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), while containing some practical recommendations that will be considered, is in large part flawed and fundamentally unacceptable.
Some recommendations in Law Enforcement Review Report ‘simply repugnant’- Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Asking if the recommendations of the Review of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Bodies in the British Virgin Islands, Volume II: A Roadmap for 2025 to 2035, is a continuation of the Commission of Inquiry in the Virgin Islands, Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) has urged the urged public to read the report for themselves.
UK's roadmap report is 'recolonisation in disguise'- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “We believe in reform, but we also realise — we are an intellectual people — and we realise that this report that is before us is not reform. It is recolonisation in disguise,” Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has said.
VI, ‘it is time to pay attention to what is going on’- Hon Mather
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands Honourable Stacy R. Mather (AL) has issued a stern warning over the proposed overhaul of the Police Act, citing grave concerns about human rights infringements and systemic neglect of the territory’s most vulnerable citizens.
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