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June 1st, 2021
CoI exposes longtime 'tension' between VI & UK Gov'ts

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Lone Commissioner in the VI Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom QC, was recently informed of concerns raised on the issue of tension between past and present Virgin Islands Governments and Britain and that it may have factored in the calling of the CoI by former governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert.

May 31st, 2021
VI CoI called over Fahie's resistance to UK bullying- Ex FCO staff alleges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – New inside information surrounding the hastily called Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) being executed by the United Kingdom (UK) Government has pointed to more concerning alleged motives behind the UK-funded inquiry into the Government of Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1).

May 29th, 2021
Is FCO throwing dirt on VI Gov't to justify costly CoI?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sources speaking to our newsroom on condition of anonymity have accused the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Governor’s Office of engaging in ‘Yellow Journalism’ targeted at the Virgin Islands (VI) to justify the cost of the VI Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on UK taxpayers.

May 28th, 2021
‘If UK can pay for CoI, VI can pay to defend its name’ - Hon Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says private legal representation for the VI Government in the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) is one that was needed, given what is at stake regarding the future of the territory.

May 26th, 2021
Skelton-Cline calls out distasteful memes against ex & current legislators

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - As the Virgin Islands continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Honestly Speaking radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on Virgin Islanders to desist from using metaphorical weapons against each other.

May 25th, 2021
Unity will get us through CoI ‘man-made disaster’ & pandemic– Dr the Hon Wheatley

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on the Virgin Islands to unite against the current challenges facing the territory.

May 24th, 2021
VI Gov’t granted full participation in CoI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the reputation of the Virgin Islands and possibly its constitutional advances at stake, the Government of the Virgin Islands has successfully applied to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) to be granted full participation in the Inquiry into governance.

May 22nd, 2021
The Social Community

By Dickson C. Igwe

For positive change in the era of COVID 19, a Commission of Inquiry that is throwing a fog over the future, and a terrifying new culture of crime, social cohesiveness, and social responsibility—Social Democracy—is the answer.

May 20th, 2021
Investigate looting, mysterious death too – Resident to CoI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the focus of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) seemingly appearing to be one-sided, a resident of the Virgin Islands (VI) decided to pen his thoughts on some other crucial areas that the CoI should also investigate, like the widespread looting after the hurricanes of September 2017 and the mysterious death of a Jamaican expatriate employed as a gardener for the Governor.

May 20th, 2021
CoI grills Premier on Patsy C. Lake & Claude O. Skelton-Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In an update this afternoon, Thursday, May 20, 2021, Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) revealed that he appeared before the ongoing Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to answer a range of questions.

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