Speaker & Deputy speaker named to Second HOA
The First Sitting of the Honourable House got underway at around 10: 30 a.m. today December 8, 2011 before a large crowd at the Multi Purpose Sports Complex.
A number of high ranking officials in the Territory are already here and have also been joined by Governor of the US Virgin Islands Hon. John Dejongh and his wife.[caption id="attachment_63205" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Elected members of the 2nd HOA make their way to their seats.
Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe and Delores Christopher were nominated by the Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith and seconded by Deputy Premier Hon. Kedrick Pickering. The two speakers have already taken the oath of allegiance.
The House has since moved to the Oath of Allegiance for the elected members. The first person to take the oath and confirmed as a member of the House was 6th District representative Alvera Maduro-Caines. The first member of the Opposition to take the oath was 2nd District representative Hon. Alvin Christopher.
Leader of the Opposition Hon. Ralph T. O'Neal is notable absent.
Meanwhile, Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith will also lay on the table the Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 52 Proclamation made under Section 84 (2) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007 (U.K.S.I. 2007 No. 1678) proclaiming September 13, 2012 as the date on which the House of Assembly shall be dissolved and the Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 73 Proclamation made under Section 83 (1) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007 (U.K.S.I. 2007 No. 1678) appointing the time and place at which the First Sitting of the Second House of Assembly shall be held.
Furthermore, Ministers are expected to make statements, and Governor Boyd McCleary will make an address to the House.
Also listed on the agenda are presentation of papers; reports from Select Committees; presentation of Petitions and public business.
In this sitting of the House the National Democratic Party (NDP) has nine members. They are Premier Smith; Deputy Premier, Minister for Natural Resources and Labour and 7th district representative Dr. Kedrick Pickering; Minister for Communications and Works and 4th district representative Mark Vanterpool; Minister for Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton; Minister for Education and Culture Myron Walwyn; At large representative Archibald Christian; 5th district representative Dolores Christopher; 6th district representative Alvera Maduro Caines and 8th district representative Marlon Penn.
The opposition comprises of Virgin Islands Party (VIP) leader and 9th district representative Ralph T O’Neal; 1st district representative Andrew Fahie; 2nd district representative Alvin Christopher and 3rd district representative Julian Fraser.
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