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Coincidence? CoI report & Fahie arrest came almost simultaneously -Angelle A. Cameron
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Former Mrs BVI and ‘My BVI’ talk show host, Angelle A. Cameron has called for persons in the Virgin Islands to recognise that the arrest of former Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and the release of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report as separate events, despite them happening almost simultaneously.
VI taxpayers to foot Governor's $44K CoI legal bill
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– Local taxpayers will have to foot a huge legal bill incurred by current United Kingdom (UK) appointed Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, when he appeared before the Commission of Inquiry on November 24, 2021.
Unity Gov’t wants Governor implementing CoI recommendations– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– New Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has indicated that his Unity Government is looking to have the Governor of the Virgin Islands, H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG have overall responsibility to implement the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recommendations, but under a democratic system of Governance.
‘No calling of early elections’ in VI – Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reiterated that there will be no calling of early elections under the Unity Government before its constitutionally due timeline of mid-2023.
‘There is really no justification for direct rule in BVI’- Dominica PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Prime Minister of Dominica Mr Roosevelt Skerrit has said there is “no justification” for direct rule by the British in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) and has called on Britain to listen to the voices in the territory and across the region opposed to such a notion.
'VI Gov’t was warned about UK’s intention to suspend constitution’- Richard G. Rowe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Whether the saying ‘too late shall be the cry’ will be appropriate remains to be seen; however, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government was reportedly warned about the intentions of the United Kingdom (UK) to suspend the local constitution and was urged to make it a national effort to resist those intentions of recolonisation.
A few ‘bad apples’ cannot be an indictment of entire VI- Former Speaker Willock
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T – Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HOA) Julian Willock says a few ‘bad apples’ in the VI is not a reason to label the entire country as corrupt according to the narrative being set by the CoI report and some sections of the media.
The Virgin Islands is under the microscope
Dickson C. Igwe
The Virgin Islands owing to the highly publicized Commission of Inquiry, and now the arrest of the Former Premier on drug trafficking allegations will be under the global microscope for many years.
St Lucia backs OECS in condemning attempts of UK Direct Rule in VI
CASTRIES, St Lucia – Prime Minister of St Lucia Philip J. Pierre says his country is backing the stance of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to condemn any possible attempt of the United Kingdom (UK) to impose direct rule on the [British] Virgin Islands.
‘No secrecy’ in negotiations between UK & VI– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Pastor and commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cine has called for transparency in the negotiations between the Virgin Islands (VI) and the United Kindom (VI) on the way forward, following the publishing of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report and its sweeping recommendations.
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