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Shortly after the April 2023 general election, the six House of Assembly members then on the opposition talked a good game. Promising to work closely together to hold the government …
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In a move that could tarnish the Virgin Islands’ reputation and frustrate its financial sector, a global anti-money-laundering watchdog has added the territory to its list of 24 jurisdictions under …
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Consider a worker who is victimised because of his race or religion. Or an expatriate whose employer confiscates her passport in order to control her movements. Or a woman who …
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The territory’s 2007 Constitution provided for the creation of a commission charged with helping protect human rights in the Virgin Islands. It was never formed. But now, after 18 years …
Ever since the Register of Interests Act was passed in 2008, the register has not functioned properly because legislators have used every trick in the book to hamstring it. For …
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A permanent governance watchdog is the Virgin Islands’ last hope. Swift intervention is the only thing that will save the VI’s integrity when the Rubicon has been crossed from legitimate …
The recently formed Reform Action Alliance announced on Monday that it won’t field at-large election candidates as originally planned. Instead, it will focus on serving as a “non-partisan watchdog for …
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