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'No one truly knows how many persons work at Prospect Reef' - Premier Fahie
Following calls to pay the current staff of the hurricane-damaged Prospect Reef facility left abandoned by the former Dr D. Orlando Smith led National Democratic Party (NDP), Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie has revea...
Removal of Cecil Rhodes statue backed by Oxford University college
The governing body of an Oxford University college have said they wish to remove a controversial statue of coloniser Cecil Rhodes amid ongoing Black Lives Matter protests.
This Hong Kong Restaurant Group Wrote the Playbook For Survival
"We’re no longer a restaurant team,” said Black Sheep co-founder Syed Asim Hussain. “We’re a scrappy food delivery company.”
Governor orders Commission of Inquiry to investigate BVI gov’t
Amid recent reports that his office has received a litany of complaints regarding lack of transparency in government, outgoing governor, Augustus Jaspert today announced he has decided to issue a Commission of Inquiry (COI), in accordanc...
Gus strikes back! Announces Commission of Inquiry aimed @ elected Gov't
Already accused of trying to bully the democratically elected government of the Virgin Islands and sabotaging the economic advancement of the territory by refusing to assent to bills designed to introduce new revenue streams to the terri...
Governor Orders Probe Into Gov't Corruption, Contracts, Victimisation & More
In perhaps his last official major act, outgoing Governor Augustus Jaspert has issued a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into complaints of Government corruption, lack of transparency in the award of contracts and political interference withi...
British Virgin Islands: Inquiry into claims of corruption and political interference - all with the public purse
The foreign secretary says he was "extremely concerned about the state of good governance" in the British territory.
British Virgin Islands' governor launches inquiry into alleged corruption
The plan is to ousted the current government -who is calling for independence- and to replace them with the previous ruling party - who is UK loyalist. Government corruption is nothing new in BVI for any government, just like in any othe...
British Virgin Islands concern: UK govt
The United Kingdom is very concerned about governance in the British Virgin Islands, a British Overseas Territory, foreign minister Dominic Raab says, adding that there is unease about its susceptibility to organised crime.
BVI Premier Andrew A. Fahie welcome a fair and transperant commission of inquiry
Statement by Premier and Minister of Finance Nonburnable Andrew A. Fahie: BVI Government Says Transparent Commission of inquiry Welcomed.
Your administration will come an end - Rosan-Jones speaks out
Outspoken political critic and host of the Cut Deep talkshow Cindy Rosan-Jones has fired back at the Andrew-Fahie-led administration amid yesterday’s announcement of an upcoming Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate alleged politica...
“Deliberate delays” by elected leaders also triggered Commission of Inquiry
Outgoing governor Augustus Jaspert has signalled that the push for legislative reform has faced “deliberate delays” from elected leaders and this is one of the reasons he had to order a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the BVI ...
UK fully backs Governor Jaspert’s Commission of Inquiry
UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab has released a statement saying the United Kingdom government fully backs Governor Augustus Jaspert’s decision to launch a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate alleged political corruption in the ...
Commission of Inquiry should investigate the NDP’s ‘Big 3’
With a Commission of Inquiry set to conduct investigations into his administration, Premier Andrew Fahie has hinted that the Commission should focus its investigations on three of the territory’s leading scandals that have already genera...
Gov Jaspert caves! Undergoing 14-day quarantine
After allegedly refusing to undergo 14-days of quarantine on his return from the United Kingdom (UK) where COVID-19 is running rampant, including a new resistant strain of the virus, controversial outgoing Governor, Mr Augustus J. U. Jas...
Residents of the BVI questions governor Jaspert's motives and calls for apology after negative international media coverage
Yesterday, the residents of the British Virgin watched as the Governor of the Virgin Islands, His Excellency Augustus J.U. Jaspert announced the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry.
BVI Premier welcomes clean and honest due process, calls for live streaming of the Commission of Inquiry
The BVI government is calling for a proper and honest procedure of the Commission of Inquiry announced by the former and controversial governor Augustus "Gus" Jasper, by demanding what every sincere Commission of Inquiry should welcome:...
British Virgin Islands' governor launches inquiry into alleged corruption
Allegations of widespread political corruption, misuse of taxpayer’s money and a climate of fear in the British Virgin Islands have led its governor to take the extraordinary step of establishing an independent judge-led inquiry into the...
Who will pay for the Commission of Inquiry?
Despite the economic impact of COVID-19, the upcoming Commission of Inquiry (COI) is another expense the BVI public may have to cover this year.
$40M SSB grant channelled to political cronies? COI to investigate
The upcoming Commission of Inquiry (COI) is set to investigate allegations that a portion of the $40 million COVID-19 grant government received from the Social Security Board (SSB) was channelled t…
Gov’t deflects, ignores allegations instead of addressing them
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has said the Andrew Fahie administration continues to ignore the serious allegations being brought against the VIP government, and instead uses “diversionary tactics” to deflect the claims.
Why do you oppose truth? Governor asks detractors
Governor Augustus Jaspert has sent a message to Virgin Islanders who are against the upcoming Commission of Inquiry (COI), saying honest citizens shouldn’t oppose such a process.
Gov Jaspert ‘directs’ Judge to consider holding CoI in private
Following a statement from Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie in which he mentioned that he had written to controversial Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert for the Commission of Inquiry into governance to be live-st...
Is CoI a prelude to UK taking control of VI? - Skelton-Cline asks
Honestly Speaking radio host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has brought into question the true motives of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) ordered by outgoing Governor, Augustus J.U. Jaspert aka 'Gus' into the affairs Government of the Virgin...
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