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'I'm an independent' working with VIP gov't- Hon Lorna G. Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- With the National Democratic Party (NDP) seeking to restructure itself and inviting persons to join and rejoin, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), the Junior Minister for Financial Services, Trade and Economic Development, has maintained she is not affiliated with any political party and is independent.
'It’s just the two of us at this point'- Hon Penn on fragmented Opposition
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Opposition Members have long been united in the call for the unification of Opposition parties if they are to stand a chance against the ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP).
An old threat on a new horizon
By Alred 'AC' Frett
Are these Lessons New or Just a Repitition?
Sometimes we ask for solutions to problems when we should already know the answers… Quite often these are created by our own actions & inactions, but rather than correct them, we procrastinate and fabricate excuses… Perhaps, we are more interested in feel-good responses rather than in what we really need to know, so Time & opportunities pass us by, as we seem to celebrate the right to be wrong.
Dr the Hon Dawson will be 'excellent' in role of Deputy Speaker- Premier Wheatley
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has defended the decision to remove Hon Dr Karl Dawson (R1) as Junior Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries to be the next Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA).
‘We are not a serious people; We are busy playing politics’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— Commentator and pastor Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has issued a blistering critique of the Virgin Islands elected legislators, warning that the 13 legislators in the House of Assembly (HoA) have failed miserably to adequately prepare the Territory for the inevitable economic and social fallout from the policies of newly elected US President Donald J. Trump.
Hon Walwyn denies being the cause of NDP’s split
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) has vehemently denied being the cause of the split of the National Democratic Party (NDP), but instead implied it was someone else’s bruised ego.
Bishop John I. Cline wants to run for political office- Hon Turnbull
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Opposition legislator and Alliance member Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) has blasted Bishop John I Cline for his comments on a previous episode of The Big Story where he called the decision to form the Alliance divisive.
Hon Turnbull accuses Hons Skelton & Penn of dishonesty
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- The member of the recently formed political Alliance, Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull (R2), has debunked claims by leaders of the Opposition parties, Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) and National Democratic Party (NDP), that they [leaders] were unaware of plans to form an alliance.
The behaviour that 'separated us cannot fix us'- Hon Marlon A. Penn
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has said the factors which caused division among members of his party and the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) cannot be the same factors to unite them, as discussions are underway to merge the two opposition parties ahead of the next general election.
Preparing to survive against political AI
By Alred 'AC' Frett
Facing the Road Ahead; For Better or Worse:
The God of Nature & Laws of Balance is the manifestation of change, but not all change is good… We have turned a Corner – a bad corner – in the History of the World, and even the extremes we now see in Climatic Changes, portrays this abnormality… The stealing of the US Elections by Artificial Intelligence placed the World in Crisis, and while America maybe feared internationally, she is no longer respected.
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