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Governor tasked to publish CoI report as ‘as soon as he is able’– CoI Team
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor of the Virgin Islands, H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG has been encouraged to publish the final report of the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) ‘as soon as he is able to’, according to new information coming out of the CoI team through Secretary to the Commission Steven Chandler.
Final CoI Report handed over to Governor Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The final report of the controversial Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into governance in the Virgin Islands has been handed over to the United Kingdom-appointed Governor John J. Rankin, CMG by lone commissioner and UK national Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom.
Father expressed concern for daughter who is VI Belonger in Ukraine- Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons in the Virgin Islands or elsewhere who have family members in Ukraine are being urged to make urgent contact with the Governor’s Office of the Virgin Islands as international diplomatic strategies are in place for them.
Pfizer pediatric doses available to school groups of 10 plus students
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands has begun its roll-out of some 500 pediatric doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to young children in the territory.
VI receives first 500 pediatric COVID-19 vaccine doses from UK
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) has received its first 500 doses of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to information provided by Governor John J. Rankin CMG.
Throne Speech: Long overdue Constitutional Review ‘moving forward this year’
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Buried beneath a mountain of legislative plans for 2022, as revealed in the Speech from the Throne, the Virgin Islands' status on its long-overdue Constitution Review process was mentioned just once.
Legislation for new HoA to focus on improving standard of living in VI
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Another busy session of the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands has been mapped out by the Government of the Virgin Islands, according to revelations from the Speech from the Throne delivered by Governor John J. Rankin, CMG.
Throne Speech set for Jan 18, 2022; Visitors restricted due to COIVD Spike!
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - The Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Julian Willock has announced in a public notice that due to the spike in COVID-19 he is “restricting visitors to the gallery for the Speech from the Throne scheduled for Tuesday, January 18, 2022.”
CoI extended again! April 2022 new deadline given
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) called by the controversial ex-governor of the Virgin Islands Augustus J. U. Jaspert has been extended for a second time, with a new deadline of April 2022 given for the submission of the final report by the CoI Commissioner.
COVID-19: First batch of Pfizer jabs arrives in VI - Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – For the first time since the start of COVID-19 vaccinations in the Virgin Islands (VI), the Government managed vaccination drive now has in its arsenal, Pfizer vaccines as part of new supplies sent by the United Kingdom.
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