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June 2nd, 2021
CoI Commissioner asks for extension to deliver final report

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Lone commissioner in the VI Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom QC has announced that he requested an extension of time to compile his final report about the investigations.

June 1st, 2021
CoI Commissioner admits there is ‘suspicion’ over inquiry operations

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom QC, the sole United Kingdom (UK) appointed Commissioner in the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI), has admitted there is suspicion over the operations of the inquiry that was launched by embattled ex-governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert and sponsored by the UK Government.

June 1st, 2021
CoI exposes longtime 'tension' between VI & UK Gov'ts

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Lone Commissioner in the VI Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom QC, was recently informed of concerns raised on the issue of tension between past and present Virgin Islands Governments and Britain and that it may have factored in the calling of the CoI by former governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert.

May 31st, 2021
VI CoI called over Fahie's resistance to UK bullying- Ex FCO staff alleges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – New inside information surrounding the hastily called Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) being executed by the United Kingdom (UK) Government has pointed to more concerning alleged motives behind the UK-funded inquiry into the Government of Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1).

May 28th, 2021
‘If UK can pay for CoI, VI can pay to defend its name’ - Hon Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says private legal representation for the VI Government in the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) is one that was needed, given what is at stake regarding the future of the territory.

May 26th, 2021
Skelton-Cline calls out distasteful memes against ex & current legislators

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - As the Virgin Islands continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Honestly Speaking radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on Virgin Islanders to desist from using metaphorical weapons against each other.

May 22nd, 2021
The Social Community

By Dickson C. Igwe

For positive change in the era of COVID 19, a Commission of Inquiry that is throwing a fog over the future, and a terrifying new culture of crime, social cohesiveness, and social responsibility—Social Democracy—is the answer.

May 20th, 2021
Investigate looting, mysterious death too – Resident to CoI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the focus of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) seemingly appearing to be one-sided, a resident of the Virgin Islands (VI) decided to pen his thoughts on some other crucial areas that the CoI should also investigate, like the widespread looting after the hurricanes of September 2017 and the mysterious death of a Jamaican expatriate employed as a gardener for the Governor.

May 20th, 2021
Mischievous CoI? Premier says selectively releasing info is skewing public opinion

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called for a more transparent Commission of Inquiry (CoI), where more information is to be made available to the public and the media so that a full picture of the Inquiry can be presented to the public and the world.

May 17th, 2021
Calls made for investigation into 'concerning' practices of VI CoI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several concerned business owners and residents of the Virgin Islands (VI) have been reaching out to Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), asking for an investigation into the practices of the ongoing [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI).

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