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CoI: ‘Time will reveal all’ - Premier Fahie on Auditor General’s disclosure
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has hinted that ‘time’ will be the ultimate factor in revealing the full picture regarding the Auditor General (AG) Sonia M. Webster’s submissions to the ongoing Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry.
Speaker Willock fires back @ ex-cop Mathews over RVIPF's recruitment practices
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Julian Willock has fired back at ex-Commissioner of Police, Michael B. Matthews who has called ‘pure fabrication’ statements made by the Speaker on the State of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) during his June 18, 2021, appearance.
Did CoI strategically omit documents for Speaker Willock?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - House Speaker Hon Julian Willock has presented evidence that he was in compliance with the Register of Interests Act, contrary to partial information provided by the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) under the ambit of sole UK appointed Commissioner Sir Gary R. Hickenbottom.
The Virgin Islands - post Commission of Inquiry
By Dickson C. Igwe
Like Hurricanes Irma and Maria, when the talk was what would the Virgin Islands look like after the devastating storms: it appears the country has learned very little from the two devastating hurricanes.
CoI causing ‘great divide’ over future of VI- Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, Bishop John I. Cline said the current United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has caused a ‘great divide’ amongst the people of the territory.
Bilal Rawat earned £2.2M as Jr Counsel in UK’s ‘wasteful’ Saville Inquiry!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Current Counsel to the VI Commission of Inquiry, Mr Bilal Rawat in 2009 had earned some £2,203,633 in fees, paid for by UK taxpayers as part of the then UK Government's ‘wasteful’ & ‘disgraceful’ Bloody Sunday Inquiry, also known as ‘The Saville Inquiry’.
CoI Commissioner reportedly tried to bully HoA Speaker to meeting on his terms
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI – CoI Commissioner, Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom QC on arrival to the Virgin Islands was revealed to have attempted to bully the Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Julian Willock, into having a meeting on the work of the Commission, but on the Commissioner’s own terms.
Premier defends capabilities of VI to review & correct its shortfalls
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has defended the capabilities of the territory’s strong Government, Opposition, and democracy to be able to review and fix the local shortfalls of the country without UK intervention.
The Commission of Inquiry: The silver lining
By Dickson C. Igwe
Now, international companies and investors are the platforms upon which the British Virgin Islands economy sits. Financial Services have kept this country alive through the many months of pandemic and the collapse in Caribbean tourism.
'I will make myself available' for CoI- Speaker Willock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After snubbing the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Monday, June 14, 2021, to instead attend the opening of the Virgin Islands Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Members Training, Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Honourable Julian Willock has announced he will make an appearance today, June 18, 2021.
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