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Premier Fahie intervenes to resolve Anegada ferry conundrum
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With this being a holiday weekend, a large number of persons gathered at the Road Town Jetty to head over to Anegada today, October 15, 2021, but many were nearly left stranded due to the boat not having the capacity to take everyone.
'I will not be deflected by political rhetoric'- Hickinbottom to Premier Fahie
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI– United Kingdom (UK) appointed Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom has accused Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) of trying to ‘deflect’ his work, after the Premier detailed the irony of an allegedly corrupt UK Government carrying out a corruption probe on the Virgin Islands (VI).
Premier questions if blatant UK corruption is benchmark for VI’s good governance
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called out the blatant corruption in the United Kingdom’s management of its COVID-19 pandemic and asked whether that is the benchmark the Virgin Islands (VI) should follow for good governance.
Cruise tourism restart: VI welcomes first cruise ship today!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At 9:00 am, today, October 13, 2021, the Virgin Islands is expected to welcome Seabourn Odyssey with a total of 462 guests, according to the Virgin Islands Ports Authority’s website, representing the first cruise ship with passengers to grace the territory’s shores in months.
Premier wary about being grilled on incomplete & unpublished AG report
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has raised serious concerns about the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) and its use of an alleged unpublished Auditor General's report that may not have followed due process and was never made public, at least 'to the best of his knowledge'.
VI Premier speaks up for Caribbean people violated by UK
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Pointing out the hypocrisy of the United Kingdom (UK) regarding their treatment of particularly Caribbean people, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has painted a grim but all too true picture of the atrocities that the people of the Virgin Islands and the rest of the region have faced at the hands of the United Kingdom (UK), including via slavery and the more recent Windrush Scandal.
CoI: UK lawyer calls out hypocrisy of UK regarding governance in VI
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- With many already questioning the motive of the one-sided Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into Governance in the Virgin Islands, United Kingdom lawyer Sir Charles Geoffrey Cox QC, who is representing Government Ministers and the Attorney General before the CoI, has again raised suspicion about the reason the CoI was called and the fact that Governors for the past three to four decades did nothing about Cabinet decisions that the CoI is now taking issues with.
VI confirms 176 cruise calls @ 2021 Seatrade Cruise Global– Hon deCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Junior Minister for Tourism, Hon Sharie B. deCastro (AL) has announced that the Virgin Islands (VI) has confirmed a total of 176 Cruise calls at the recent 2021 Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami, Florida.
‘Every community will benefit’ from Gov’ts rebooted tourism plan- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands’ Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has indicated that with the Government’s new tourism plan to be administered in the COVID-19 era, communities across the VI will see economic benefits.
COVID-19 grants were provided in ‘good faith’ to meet real needs– Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has defended his government’s issuance of COVID-19 cash grants, despite criticisms from the Auditor General Sonia M. Webster.
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