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July 21st, 2021
COVID or not! CoI team says it will be back in August!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite the Virgin Islands (VI) going through a challenging time where it is seeing record numbers of active COVID-19 cases and deaths, the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) called by the aggrieved ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert days before his exit from the territory has said it will resume its work next month.

July 14th, 2021
CoI extended to December 2021

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) being carried out in the Virgin Islands (VI) by the sole Commissioner Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom has been extended until December 2021.

July 12th, 2021
'I know I’ve got bad apples’ in RVIPF- CoP Collins

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Recently appointed Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Mr Mark Collins has admitted that the force has bad officers in its recruit and that some of them have since been suspended.

July 10th, 2021
CoI moves to remote only witnesses as VI COVID-19 cases surge

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As COVID-19 infections surge in the Virgin Islands (VI), the UK-sponsored VI Commission of Inquiry (CoI) continues to ignore calls to temporarily suspend its operations and allow the local Government to focus on managing the deadly pandemic.

July 8th, 2021
CoI pushing ahead despite severe COVID outbreak in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Even as the Virgin Islands (VI) continues to experience the worst hit of the COVID-19 outbreak since the global pandemic started a year ago, the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has indicated it will still move ahead with its work.

July 7th, 2021
CARICOM looking on with 'concern' @ CoI in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of which the Virgin Islands (VI) is an Associate Member, has been paying attention to the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (CoI) sponsored by the United Kingdom (UK) and continues to express concerns.

July 7th, 2021
Suspend 'cooperation' with CoI to focus on pandemic- Skelton-Cline to VI Gov't

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Pointing to a spike in active COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands, radio talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Andrew A. Fahie Government to suspend its cooperation with the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) so that more focus can be placed on the pandemic.

July 6th, 2021
CoI is an 'Inquisition'- Richard G. Rowe

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The one-sided nature of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into governance called by controversial ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert has prompted Attorney at Law Mr Richard G. Rowe to refer to it as an inquisition.

July 5th, 2021
'No evidence' to suggest corruption in FIA- Director to CoI

WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Director of the Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) Mr Errol George has assured the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that FIA officers are professional men and women of high integrity and that the Agency is void of political interference.

July 4th, 2021
Statues of Queen Victoria & QE II torn down in Canada

MANITIBA, Winnipeg, Canada- A prominent statue of Queen Victoria and a statue of Queen Elizabeth II have has been torn down by protesters in Canada as anger grows over the deaths of indigenous children at residential schools.

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