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Commission of Inquiry
Orlando and Neil Smith's Testimony regarding BVI Airways:
The bribe was never in doubt ("If it walks like a dog, barks like a dog, and looks like a dog, it must be a dog"). But the COI's lack of moral authority and legal standing to deal with BVI internal affairs is also not in doubt. Because ...
'All funds can be fully accounted for & is already fully accounted for'– Premier
Amid allegations from the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster, that the Premier’s Office inflated stimulus payments and exceeded the requested grants that farmers and fisherfolk applied for, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable An...
Did CoI strategically omit documents for Speaker Willock?
House Speaker Hon Julian Willock has presented evidence that he was in compliance with the Register of Interests Act, contrary to partial information provided by the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) under the ambit of sole...
Rymer replies: Private and public roads can be built at the same time
Works Minister Kye Rymer has described as “unfortunate”, the notion that his ministry is focusing on private roads and property to the detriment of public roads in the BVI.
Premier goes on the defensive amid damning audit reports
Premier Andrew Fahie has come out in staunch defence of his administration’s record of governance; amid the Auditor General’s (AG) damning revelations about the government’s COVID-19 stimulus programme for local fishers and farmers.
‘Unearthed evidence shows I didn’t violate Register of Interests Act’
House of Assembly (HOA) Speaker Julian Willock is claiming he has unearthed new evidence which he says the Commission of Inquiry (COI) “strategically left out” when he appeared before them and admitted to breaching the Register of Intere...
Former commissioner Matthews refutes claims made by HOA speaker alleging hiring of regional criminals after 2017 hurricanes
The recent statement made by Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock which alleges that the former Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews hired criminals from across the region to assist the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force fol...
VI CoI is a step towards UK achieving Global Britain– John I. Cline
Community leader and Bishop of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline has again lambasted the ongoing Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry, as one that has set out to achieve ‘Global Britain’ by the Unite...
Contract splitting ‘circumvents the rules of procurement’– Sonia M. Webster
Auditor General Ms Sonia M. Webster has argued that while petty contracts can be necessary, splitting major contracts that would otherwise be mandated to go through the tendering process into petty contracts is a major issue that can lea...
Willock’s post-hurricane claims to COI “pure fabrication” - Matthews
Former Police Commissioner, Michael Matthews, has lambasted House of Assembly Speaker, Julian Willock for what he termed as “pure fabrication” in a statement Willock submitted to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recently.
Premier’s Office deliberately attempts to block audit, COI told
Auditor General Sonia Webster has issued a damning audit report which outlined a plethora of infractions committed by the governing Andrew Fahie administration. It also details several areas where there had been outright attempts to bloc...
Gov’t inflates stimulus $$ to fishers, farmers! Most not registered
An audit of the government’s COVID-19 stimulus programme for farmers and fisherfolk has found that the Premier’s Office violated procedure and inflated its payments to recipients — a large number of whom were unlicensed and unregistered.
House Speaker Should Be Decided By Voters - Penn
Opposition Leader Hon. Marlon Penn said the post of Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) should be attained by public votes.
Ministers Being Protected! Auditor General Tells CoI Of Resistance From Public Officers
Auditor General, Sonia Webster, has told the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that there needs to be some penalty for public officers who fail to comply with requests for information from her office.
Auditor General ‘Deliberately Blocked’ From Accessing COVID-19 Stimulus Files
Auditor General, Ms. Sonia Webster has concluded that her office was deliberately blocked from accessing files and documents relating to the COVID-19 stimulus initiative announced by the current Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration.
Officer rotation critical to avoid corruption in Customs - Smith
Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Customs, Wade Smith, has assured the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) that there are robust measures in place to eliminate corruption among his ranks.
Governor’s statement puts assent of Whistleblower Act in doubt
The Whistleblower Act 2021 that passed through the House of Assembly (HOA) this month might be in danger of not receiving immediate assent from the governor who must approve all bills for them to become law.
‘Not my role’, says Fahie on making Skelton Cline’s contract public
After months of promises to have the government’s contract with Claude Skelton Cline made public, Premier Andrew Fahie has still not been able to make this a reality.
Penn calls for law allowing removal of non-performing elected reps
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn said he wants what is known as ‘recall legislation’ to be implemented for non-performing legislators in the BVI.
The Virgin Islands - post Commission of Inquiry
Like Hurricanes Irma and Maria, when the talk was what would the Virgin Islands look like after the devastating storms: it appears the country has learned very little from the two devastating hurricanes.
CoI Digs Into Audit Reports! Former FS, NDP Gov’t Ministers & BVI Airways Director To be Grilled
High-profile reports produced by the Auditor General in recent years, including the failed BVI Airways project, are expected to be the focus during next week's sitting of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) which continues to investigate all...
Penn Wants More Prominence For Post Of The Leader Of The Opposition
Opposition Leader Hon. Marlon Penn wants more prominence for the post of the Leader of the Opposition.
Hon Penn calls for 6th ministry since current ministries ‘overloaded’
Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has argued that the existing portfolios of at least two ministers are overloaded and is suggesting a sixth ministry to even out the workload.
CoI: ‘We got to be careful about how we criticise our own’- Angelle A. Cameron
Talk show host and former Mrs BVI, Angelle A. Cameron has hinted that the first stage of the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) may have a hidden agenda to first cause ‘reasonable doubt’ about o...
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