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October 25th, 2021
Coincidence or not? UK newspapers @ it again!

LONDON, United Kingdom- Two days after the evidence-gathering phase of the ‘suspicious’ United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry into Governance in the Virgin Islands concluded, concerned persons have pointed out to our newsroom an article that appeared in one of the newspapers in the UK on October 24, 2021, which was appeared one-sided, much to the detriment of the territory’s reputation.

October 25th, 2021
'Gus' delayed swearing-in Premier 3 times; Shouted @ him- Hon Fahie tells CoI

WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Controversial Ex-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert told the Commission of Inquiry that he was always respectful even as he challenged the Virgin Islands (VI) elected Government in the spirit of ‘Modern Partnership’ between the United Kingdom and VI; however, Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) painted a very different picture of Jaspert, one that was abusive and belittling.

October 22nd, 2021
CoI has racist colonial undertones with UK interrogating VI- caller tells Premier

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has maintained that the United Kingdom-sponsored Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry, once transparent and leads to a just outcome, may aid in the territory becoming better.

October 20th, 2021
Governor alone cannot be blamed for neglecting public service– Gov Rankin

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Head of the Public Service, Governor John J. Rankin, CMG said the blame for the neglect of the public service over the years in the Virgin Islands (VI) cannot rest solely on the Governor and his office.

October 18th, 2021
CoI shifted focus from corruption to VI’s ability to self-govern- Dr Wheatley tells UN

MANHATTAN, New York, USA – 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) that is currently ongoing in the VI.

October 16th, 2021
'Them vs us' is never good governance

Dickson C. Igwe

Now, one narrative that runs through the Commission of Inquiry is the subtle quest to divide the Virgin Islands population into various groups, by certain officials.

October 13th, 2021
'I will not be deflected by political rhetoric'- Hickinbottom to Premier Fahie

WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI– United Kingdom (UK) appointed Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom has accused Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) of trying to ‘deflect’ his work, after the Premier detailed the irony of an allegedly corrupt UK Government carrying out a corruption probe on the Virgin Islands (VI).

October 13th, 2021
Premier questions if blatant UK corruption is benchmark for VI’s good governance

WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- 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 (VI) should follow for good governance.

October 12th, 2021
Premier wary about being grilled on incomplete & unpublished AG report

WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has raised serious concerns about the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) and its use of an alleged unpublished Auditor General's report that may not have followed due process and was never made public, at least 'to the best of his knowledge'.

October 7th, 2021
CoI is a theatre to ‘shame & humiliate’ persons in public- Skelton-Cline

WICKHAMS CAY II, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has lambasted the United Kingdom-funded Virgin Islands (VI) commission of inquiry as one that has a mission to ‘shame and humiliate’ persons in elected office and in the VI public service on the public stage.

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