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Governor Rankin open to having Premier chair Cabinet, COI hears
Unlike what was seen with his immediate predecessor, Governor John Rankin has now said he is open to having Premier Andrew Fahie chair Cabinet in his absence.
COI should not be an impediment - Premier
Premier Andrew Fahie has contended that the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) should not be viewed as an impediment to the people of the BVI.
’Judge the BVI against its accusers’
Premier highlights UK waste, nepotism and mismanagement with COVID-19 contracts
Premier not seeking to justify corruption - Sir Geoffrey
Premier Andrew Fahie was in no way seeking to justify corruption when he appeared before the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recently, Sir Geoffrey Cox, QC of Withers LLP has argued.
No obligation to include ministry’s ‘verbose’ comments in audit reports
Auditor General (AG), Sonia Webster, has suggested that her office is under no obligation to include feedback from relevant government ministries or departments when issuing her audit reports.
CoI shifted focus from corruption to VI’s ability to self-govern- Dr Wheatley tells UN
Deputy Premier and Minister for Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has warned against any neo-colonialist outcomes after the conclusion UK-sponsored Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry...
CoI: UK dirty but using 'sledgehammer to kill a fly’ in OTs- Robert C. Hall
Former Speaker of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) House of Assembly, Mr Robert C. Hall has called out the double standards of the UK for not "cleaning their house,” yet going to extremes measures to sort house UK Overseas Territories ...
VI celebrates holiday name change: Heroes & Foreparents Day
Today, Monday October 18, 2021, is a public holiday in the Virgin Islands, however, the holiday now carries a new name replacing St. Ursula’s Day
Newly renovated RT Fire Station will vastly improve station's operation- Premier
Firefighters based at the Road Town Fire station have been charged to go above and beyond, following the completion of the new facilities at the headquarters on Tortola.
VG’s Iconic 'Saba Rock Resort' reopens
Saba Rock, an iconic resort and hotel situated off the coast of North Sound, Virgin Gorda in the Virgin Islands (VI), has relaunched in grand style in a re-opening ceremony held yesterday, Friday, October 15, 2021.
No government could survive this COI and its terms, according to the amateur Premier
The man who has allowed the destruction of BVI, Premier Andrew Fahie, said he does not believe any government could be subjected to the rigorous scrutiny that comes with the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) and remain intact. Fahie fa...
BVI commission of inquiry a high tech lynching
Mark Thomas
Earlier Monday and Tuesday, Premier Andrew Fahie will make his third appearance before Commissioner Gary Hickinbottom. The Commissioner will quiz the premier about his government’s approach to awarding contracts. Premier Fahie administra...
Sir Gary and Politics
Nature Isle News
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) was commissioned on January 19 to look into whether corruption, abuse of office, or other serious dishonesty may have taken place amongst the public, elected, and statutory officials in recent years. Follo...
Who leaked ‘incomplete’ AG report to influence election in 2019?
Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has speculated that the incomplete and unpublished Auditor General’s Report on the Virgin Islands Neighbourhood Partnership Project (VINPP) that was leaked to a local online...
‘Skelton Cline worked for his money’, says Premier
Premier Andrew Fahie has staunchly defended hiring consultant Claude Skelton Cline, claiming that he worked for the money that he was paid.
The politically appointed COI: 'I will not be deflected by political rhetoric'- Hickinbottom to Premier Fahie
A United Kingdom politically appointed Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Mr. Gary R. Hickinbottom -a small and jobless officer from UK- has accused Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, who is in m...
First-day gloom for TPP businesses, craft vendors in cruise reopening
The breezy and cheery backdrop of the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park was a stark contrast to the mood of the park’s business operators as well as Crafts Alive vendors at the end of day one of the opening of the cruise season.
Despite his contract, CSC was a Political Advisor in my mind
Despite being labelled as a ‘consultant’ on paper, Pastor Claude Skelton Cline was always deemed to be a ‘Ministerial Political Advisor’ in the eyes of the Premier.
Premier Slams UK’s Double Standards On Belongership
Premier and Minister for Finance Hon. Andrew Fahie has defended the territory’s position on granting belongership to non-locals who have contributed to the development of the British Virgin Islands.
60 Guests Enjoy BVI As Cruise Ships Return
A total of 60 guests disembarked from Seabourn Odyssey, the first cruise ship to dork at the C. B. Romney Tortola Pier Park today, October 13.
Cruise tourism restart: VI welcomes first cruise ship today!
At 9:00 am, today, October 13, 2021, the Virgin Islands is expected to welcome Seabourn Odyssey with a total of 462 guests, according to the Virgin Islands Ports Authority’s website, representing the first cruise ship with passengers to ...
Premier questions if blatant UK corruption is benchmark for VI’s good governance
Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called out the blatant corruption in the United Kingdom’s management of its COVID-19 pandemic and asked whether that is the benchmark the Virgin Islands (V...
Government won’t sacrifice people’s safety during cruise season
The government has said it will not sacrifice the safety of its people despite the reopening of the ports for the cruise ship season.
Suicides likely averted with COVID grant $$ to churches - Premier
Premier Andrew Fahie has suggested that his government’s COVID-19 assistance grants given to religious organisations last year likely prevented suicides in the BVI.
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