The 16 commissioners of the Constitutional Review Commission have been named and approved by Cabinet despite staunch opposition by some government members regarding two of the three persons nominated by the Governor. During a press conference earlier this morning, Premier […]
Archive for July, 2022
Vanterpool says new ROI Act should not apply to current legislators
The new Register of Interests (ROI) Act should not be binding for current elected officials, especially since this is not what they signed up for when they campaigned for office. This was the view espoused by Fourth District Representative Mark […]
HOA recesses abruptly amidst appeal over bill’s ‘deadline’ thrust
This story has been updated Earnest pleas by Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool, warning against rushing a new bill through the House of Assembly (HOA) seemed to have found fertile ground yesterday when the HOA was abruptly recessed for the […]
New Register of Interest Act will extend to others in public life
The new Register of Interests Act (ROIA) introduced in the House of Assembly (HOA) yesterday will not only apply to elected officials this time around and also proposes stiffer consequences for officials who do not declare their assets on time. […]
New education grant system will be superior to old one — Premier
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley suggested that the system that will be implemented for public grants, including those for educational purposes, will be much more superior than the one that obtained in the past. Dr Wheatley said when he served as […]
