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Anyone dishonest in public office will be ‘under the gun’- Premier Wheatley
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI - New Premier, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) having already committed to implementing the CoI Report recommendations under a democratic system of governance, says anyone found to be dishonest in public office will be "under the gun.”
USVI Gov Bryan joins region in condemning UK direct rule in VI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - USVI’s Governor Albert Bryan Jr has joined other Caribbean officials in denouncing the recommendations of a BVI Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report and its calls for UK direct rule.
The VI CoI Report
Dickson C. Igwe
The arrest of the British Virgin Islands Premier in Miami Florida on drug-related charges on April 28 2022 is a dramatic development in the Commission of Inquiry saga that has kept the country on edge for many months.
‘I plan to carry out my duties with honesty & integrity’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Newly sworn-in Premier, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), in his inaugural speech after becoming Premier last evening, May 5, 2022, said his plan is to be honest and have integrity in office, while doing what is best for the people of the Virgin Islands (VI).
Wheatley, Willock & Malone ousted; Maintain 'hands are clean’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Over the past few days, three Members of the House of Assembly (HoA) have been the casualty and sacrificial lambs, despite doing nothing wrong.
CARICOM Slams ‘Direct Rule’ CoI recommendations
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – CARICOM in a statement released today, May 4, 2022, said it takes note of the release on April 29, 2022, of the Report of the [British] Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (COI) with its far-reaching recommendations.
Dictatorship vs Self-Determination
Thomas C. Famous
“I see a bad moon arising
I see Trouble on the way.”- Credence Clearwater Revival
Over the last week, anyone who truly loves the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean, and freedom, has had a heavy heart.
‘We need unity & sacrifice’ to get through challenges- Ag Premier
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Hot on the heels of an announcement by House Speaker Hon Julian Willock that he is being forced to resign from the House of Assembly, Acting Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said the territory will need to make sacrifices in order for the Virgin Islands (VI) to move forward in the face of challenges.
PHOTOS: ‘I was born free!’- VI residents slam likelihood of UK direct rule
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Scores of Virgin Islanders and residents on Monday, May 2, 2022, publicly demonstrated their objection to the likelihood of direct rule by the United Kingdom (UK) as a recommendation coming out of the recently concluded UK-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI), and its report suddently published on Friday, April 29, 2022.
“I am here to listen & to understand’ - UK Minister Amanda A. Milling
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – UK Minister for the Overseas Territory, the Rt. Hon Amanda A. Milling in now in the Virgin Islands (VI) for high-level discussions following the early publication of the Commission of Inquiry Report, its sweeping recommendations, and the way forward.