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CoI: Premier to move Motion to exempt Speaker from paying legal fee
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has moved a motion to amend the HoA Order Paper of October 28, 2021, to include a Motion to exempt House Speaker Hon Julian Willock from having to pay legal fees in the Court case against the three CoI lawyers.
High controversy as Jr Skillful Ballers handed victory in 2021 District League
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – High controversy is brewing over the 2021 victory for Jr Skillful Ballers against Jr Bayside Blazers in the BVI Basketball Federation’s (BVIBF) 2021 District League finals of the Junior Division.
AG blasts biased CoI for blatantly misleading VI public
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Attorney General (AG) of the Virgin Islands (VI), Hon Dawn J. Smith, has blasted the United Kingdom (UK)-sponsored Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) for what she called a ‘misleading and damaging impression’ portrait by the CoI team against the Government and a sitting Minister.
Speaker chides AG for allegedly ‘misleading the court’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that House of Assembly Speaker, Hon Julian Willock has lambasted the Attorney General, Hon Dawn J. Smith for allegedly misleading the court.
British judge wants Speaker to prove Silk Legal is authorised to represent him
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even though there seems to be no confusion in the public that Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Julian Willock was acting in his official capacity as Speaker when he had Silk Law file an injunction in the High Court against three United Kingdom (UK) lawyers working for the UK-sponsored Commission of Inquiry, British Judge Adrian Jack has asked Hon Willock to show evidence of this.
Speaker to take on AG Smith in court over CoI lawyers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Attorney for Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon Julian Willock, Mr Richard G. Rowe, intends to use Attorney General Hon Dawn J. Smith’s own words against her in an upcoming court appearance in the matter involving the alleged illegal practice by three attorneys from the United Kingdom (UK) on the Commission of Inquiry (CoI).
AG agrees CoI Counsel & Solicitors have breached VI laws
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Attorney General, Hon Dawn J. Smith has agreed that the trio hired by the United Kingdom (UK) to assist with the Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) breached VI’s law, specifically, the Legal Profession Act of 2015.
AG’s permission needed for injunction against CoI lawyers- Judge to Hon Willock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Commercial Court Judge [Ag] Mr Adrian Jack said whether a criminal offence was committed or not, or it is in the interest of the people of the Virgin Islands, Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Julian Willock must first have the permission of the Attorney General Honourable Dawn J. Smith to file an injunction against three of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) lawyers.
CoI team returning to restart hearings on Sept 6, 2021
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI - The UK-Sponsored Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) will restart its hearings on Monday, September 6, 2021, according to CoI Secretary, Steven Chandler.
No attempts to 'shut down Opposition' in HoA- Speaker Willock
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Julian Willock has shut down claims by Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) of attempts to suppress the Opposition in the House of Assembly (HoA).
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