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HOA

April 2, 2021

Crime bills, others on HOA’s agenda

As Virgin Islands leaders call on the community to help curb crime in the territory, legislators will have an opportunity to debate proposed legislation concerning drugs, money laundering and more …

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by Dana Kampa
March 31, 2021

Under bill, whistleblowers could get 10 percent cut

Legislation protecting people who sound the alarm about corruption and other illegal activity in the public or private sector made it to the House of Assembly this month, and the …

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by Dana Kampa
March 26, 2021

Bill would modernise birth, death records

Death and birth records in the Virgin Islands would get an overhaul for the digital age if the House of Assembly passes proposed legislation now on its agenda. Amid moves …

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by Dana Kampa
March 19, 2021

Malone: Government working with man living at Stickett

The government has been working to try to find housing for a man who has been living at The Stickett in East End, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone …

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by Dana Kampa
March 18, 2021

Government saw $30 million revenue shortfall during 2020

Legislators have often discussed the financial hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but they hashed out some of the details during last week’s House of Assembly sitting. The territory was …

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by Dana Kampa
March 12, 2021

HOA passes promised suite of e-legislation

A long-promised update to the legislative framework governing how the Virgin Islands conducts business online came through the House of Assembly over the past week as five related bills got …

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by Dana Kampa
March 11, 2021

House passes data protection legislation

A bill that legislators said will help bring government services into the 21st Century while protecting users’ privacy passed the House of Assembly on March 5. “This is an exciting …

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by Dana Kampa
March 11, 2021

New bill passed to boost electronic transfers

A bill that would boost mobile commerce by regulating the electronic transfer of funds for both the public and private sectors passed unanimously Tuesday in the House of Assembly. Bipartisan …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
Department of Labour and Workforce Development
March 8, 2021

House to tackle digital data bills

The first House of Assembly sitting of 2021 is scheduled to kick off this week with a packed agenda that includes a slew of bills in the digital sphere up …

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by Dana Kampa
February 26, 2021

Premier again promises to reform VI governance

When then-Governor Gus Jaspert announced the commission of inquiry into possible corruption in the territory last month, he spoke about a longstanding need for legislative reforms designed to ensure good …

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by Dana Kampa
February 19, 2021

‘Temporary layoffs’ get longer

The workforce furlough extension passed in the House of Assembly last year has been prolonged by another month and now lasts through the end of February, government announced. The move …

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by Dana Kampa
January 22, 2021

New licensing, investment bills considered

Businesspeople may have to navigate new regulations for getting licensed and making investments if the House of Assembly passes new bills it is currently considering. During a sitting this month, …

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by Dana Kampa
January 18, 2021

HOA passes disaster management bill

The YouTube livestream of the House of Assembly’s Jan. 5 sitting concluded with members recessing into a closed-door committee that House Speaker Julian Willock said would resume at 10 a.m. …

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by Dana Kampa
January 14, 2021

Irma housing aid stops taking applications

Though the government’s Housing Recovery Assistance Programme was allocated a $9 million boost in May under the umbrella of a Covid-19 pandemic stimulus package funded mostly by the Social Security …

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by Dana Kampa
January 14, 2021

Plans in motion to clear Pockwood scrap

Leaders recently commended the territory’s WE RECYCLE programme, which they said diverted an estimated 3,328 tonnes of recyclable materials from the incinerator and landfill to two established recycling centres. “This …

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by Dana Kampa
January 9, 2021

HOA debates disaster bill, passes other laws

In recent months, Virgin Islands leaders have placed focus on the role of self-determination in the territory’s future development as they plan a review of the 2007 Constitution. The House …

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by Dana Kampa
December 13, 2020

As legislature turns 70, HOA looks ahead

As he spoke about the 1950 restoration of the Legislative Council, Premier Andrew Fahie compared the Virgin Islands to a lab rat that doesn’t realise the familiar glass borders to …

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by Dana Kampa
December 3, 2020

A ‘green’ house: HOA to go paperless

The year 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the restoration of the territory’s legislature, and as the year comes to a close members are taking action to make the House …

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by Dana Kampa
November 12, 2020

House agenda addresses life amid Covid-19

While this year’s Speech from the Throne delivered by Governor Gus Jaspert last Thursday in the House of Assembly repeated many familiar promises for digital advancement and overhauls of major …

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by Dana Kampa
November 5, 2020

Jaspert gives final throne speech today

Governor Gus Jaspert is preparing for the end of his tenure at the start of the new year, when he will be replaced by current Bermuda Governor John Rankin. But …

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by Dana Kampa
October 20, 2020

Budget additions, stamp duty waiver affirmed

Nine resolutions recently approved by the House of Assembly appeared in the Gazette on Oct. 7, finalising an array of HOA decisions such as the addition of millions of dollars …

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by Dana Kampa
October 5, 2020

House approves nursing, midwifery bill

A series of bills updating how medicine is practised in the Virgin Islands is going through the House of Assembly with the ultimate goal of improving medical services offered here, …

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by Dana Kampa
October 5, 2020

HOA reviews Vanterpool business deals

During the 24-hour daily curfew in the spring, some households began running out of food, so government organised the distribution of relief supplies packed by volunteers throughout the territory. Last …

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by Dana Kampa
October 1, 2020

Housing project slowed but progressing

Though the Covid-19 pandemic slowed work on government’s planned housing complex in Joes Hill, construction is still on track to be completed within the planned three-and-a-half years from when the …

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by Dana Kampa
October 1, 2020

TWU Ministry catching up on overdue invoices

In July, the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities announced that it was attempting to repair its relationship with construction vendors by paying long overdue invoices for services rendered to …

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by Dana Kampa

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