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‘We must not fall victim' to old divide & rule trick- Deputy Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands observes Emancipation Day today, August 1, 2021, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has urged Virgin Islanders to reflect and be grateful for the progress made as a people and to reject attempts by forces to bring about division that can derail the territory and its young democracy.
CoI is checkmate on impunity in governance
By Dickson C. Igwe
Three major benefits of the Virgin Islands COI are one, it is a warning to leaders and officials that they cannot get away with impunity.
Make the Commission permanent
By Dickson C. Igwe
The Commission of Inqury in the Virgin Islands is revealing that oversight and investigation are the sole guarantees of honest and equitable governance. The Commission is an excellent model for an agency that ensures good government.
CoI extended to December 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) being carried out in the Virgin Islands (VI) by the sole Commissioner Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom has been extended until December 2021.
'I know I’ve got bad apples’ in RVIPF- CoP Collins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Recently appointed Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Mr Mark Collins has admitted that the force has bad officers in its recruit and that some of them have since been suspended.
CoI moves to remote only witnesses as VI COVID-19 cases surge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As COVID-19 infections surge in the Virgin Islands (VI), the UK-sponsored VI Commission of Inquiry (CoI) continues to ignore calls to temporarily suspend its operations and allow the local Government to focus on managing the deadly pandemic.
CoI pushing ahead despite severe COVID outbreak in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Even as the Virgin Islands (VI) continues to experience the worst hit of the COVID-19 outbreak since the global pandemic started a year ago, the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has indicated it will still move ahead with its work.
CoI is an 'Inquisition'- Richard G. Rowe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The one-sided nature of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into governance called by controversial ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert has prompted Attorney at Law Mr Richard G. Rowe to refer to it as an inquisition.
'No evidence' to suggest corruption in FIA- Director to CoI
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Director of the Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) Mr Errol George has assured the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that FIA officers are professional men and women of high integrity and that the Agency is void of political interference.
Commissioner silences Smith-Penn for questioning independence of CoI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the UK-sponsored one-man Commission of Inquiry (CoI) continues in the Virgin Islands (VI), more and more residents, the media, and public officials are indicating that they are losing confidence in the integrity of the process.
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