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UK giving VI ‘mature, adult’ Governor signalled a willingness to turn new page- Premier
Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said when the United Kingdom selected His Excellency John J. Rankin CMG to be the Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI), it showed a willingness by the motherland to turn a ne...
Constable Mitchel John hailed as 'face' of RVIPF Community Policing Initiative
Constable in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mitchel John, was given special recognition for outstanding performance as a community Policing Officer when the RVIPF had a commendation ceremony and its first in-personal gene...
Don’t blame UK for BVI’s failings in public service - Governor
Laying blame at the foot of the governor or the United Kingdom for inadequate policy development and funding for the BVI’s public service is not an accurate reflection of those truly responsible.
Is the governor answerable to BVI residents? Rankin says yes
Governor John Rankin has denied that he is not accountable in any way to residents of the BVI.
Selection Of Governor Is A Competitive Process
Governor John Rankin has dismissed any notion that the post of Governor is one that is handed to someone, rather he said it is a highly competitive one that goes through a rigorous process.
Unconstitutional for gov’t to block Governor’s Office from using GIS
Governor John Rankin has said he believes the Government Information Services (GIS) should facilitate the work of both the elected government and the sitting governor, without any hurdles.
Governor Faces Questions Of Accountability At CoI
Governor John Rankin has denied claims that he is not being held to account and scrutinized like the elected politicians.
Persons interfacing with cruise passengers & crew ‘strongly' urged to vaccinate
Persons in the Virgin Islands (VI) who interact with cruise ship crews and passengers are being ‘strongly' encouraged to get vaccinated or face twice-monthly COVID-19 tests, according to recently released Cabinet minutes.
UK Parliament moves to indemnify VI Governor, Commissioner & CoI Attorneys
In a strange twist of events, the United Kingdom House of Commons on November 22, 2021, sought to shield the Commissioner of Inquiry (CoI) Attorneys, the Commissioner himself and the local Governor John J. Rankin, CMG from paying any leg...
Governor rubbishes Speaker’s claims about Consolidated Fund
Governor John Rankin today refuted claims that he has chosen to dip into the territory’s Consolidated Fund in order to to pay for an attorney to represent him before the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI).
AG chided for delayed release of unredacted transcripts
Attorney General (AG), Dawn Smith, has been chided for a very belated return of transcripts that the Commission of Inquiry (COI) had given to her for redaction considerations.
“Failure To Comply”… COI does not even try to hide the fact that its show is fake: AG won’t be allowed to make Final Oral Submissions to CoI
As was obvious anyway, the COI has merely pretended to be collecting evidence objectively, when it is self-evident that it is only acting to retrospectively justify conclusions they have set down in advance. Now they do not even bother t...
Silk Legal now cleared for final written submissions to COI
Commission of Inquiry (COI), has now granted an extension for Silk Legal to make final written submissions to the investigative body.
Speaker says governor threatening to dip into Consolidated Fund
House Speaker Julian Willock has alleged that Governor John Rankin has threatened to dip into the territory’s consolidated fund if he is not given independent legal support - paid for by the government - when he appears before the Commis...
20 Become British Overseas Territories Citizens
Twenty individuals are now British Citizens after reciting the Oath of Allegiance and Pledge of Loyalty to the United Kingdom during the British Citizenship Registration Ceremony on November 12.
Dr the Hon Wheatley is currently acting Premier until Nov 22, 2021
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is currently acting as Premier of the Virgin Islands.
‘No evidence of tax evasion or personal corruption’ presented to CoI- Sir Geoffrey
UK Member of Parliament and attorney Sir Charles Geofffrey Cox, QC has labeled as inaccurate the reports in the British press and from fellow Members of Parliament that he is defending a ‘tax haven’ and that he is defending wrongdoing.
COI to reopen oral hearings for one day! Governor to return
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) will reopen oral hearings for a day and will receive further evidence from Governor John Rankin.
Family of UK sailor rescued on JvD in 1943 visits to show gratitude
Almost 15 years since Bernard King, a sailor who was rescued on Jost van Dyke after the United Kingdom navy ship he and crew were on was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Atlantic Ocean in 1943, returned to express his gratitude to ...
Local solar tech grads to be at forefront of Microgrid Project
Local solar technician graduates will be at the forefront of the Anegada Microgrid Project which is being done through an agreement signed between the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and the US-based solar energy company, Power52.
Lions Club Raises $5K For BVI Culinary Team
The Lions Club of Tortola has donated $5,000 of proceeds from a fundraising event held recently towards the BVI National Culinary Team, to assist in their participation in the 2022 Taste of the Caribbean Competition in the United States.
UK To Fund $260K Renewable Energy Project
The United Kingdom (UK) through the Governor’s Office is stepping up its commitment to supporting a greener BVI.
‘We got a lot of energy for people who look like us’- Deputy Premier
While some persons have been protesting and demanding that Virgin Islander and Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon Julian Willock be made to pay legal fees incurred in a withdrawn case that challenged the hypocrisy and disrespect for th...
HoA protest ends quietly as motion pushed back
Sworn critic of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government and one of the organisers of the protest at the House of Assembly (HoA), Rosemary Cindy Rosan-Jones, along with a handful of her loyal followers, waited in vain for over seven hou...
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