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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.
HoA Members further equipped to carry out parliamentary duties
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Members of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) have been further equipped to effectively carry out their parliamentary duties, thanks to training conducted virtually by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association United Kingdom (CPA UK) on June 14, 21 and 28, 2021.
'He was not being rude' – Skelton-Cline defends Speaker's banter before CoI
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of the Honestly Speaking Radio Programme on 780 AM ZBVI Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has defended the Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA), Honourable Julian Willock, who appeared before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) last Friday, June 18, 2021.
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.
‘Westminster model of governance is outdated for VI's democracy’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called ‘outdated’ the Westminster System of Governance for a modern and growing democracy like the Virgin Islands (VI).
Speaker chides CoI for missing document in lawyer’s bundle
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI – Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Julian Willock has chided the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored VI Commission of Inquiry for documents found missing from the bundle supplied to his lawyer.
'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.
HoA Speaker blasts ‘disrespectful’ CoI Commissioner
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Honourable Julian Willock has come to the representation of the legislature and its Honourable Members, following alleged disrespectful treatment meted out by the sole Commissioner of the Inquiry into governance in the Virgin Islands.
CoI should not holdup Bills unless VI is under direct rule- Angelle A. Cameron
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Former Mrs BVI Angelle A. Cameron, who hosts the social media ‘My BVI’ talk show, has called on Virgin Islanders to understand the severity of the ongoing Commission of Inquiry in the Virgin Islands (VI), and its possible impacts to set the VI back more than seventy years in terms of its ability to be self-determined.
UK now awaiting outcome of CoI to address bills holdup- Hon Willock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Speaker of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Julian Willock has indicated that the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) (Amendment) Act and the Disaster Management Act, 2021, both bills that have been refused assent by controversial ex-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert, is now being delayed to await the outcome of the ongoing Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry.
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