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Gov Pruce dodged questions on ‘power grab’ by his predecessor Rankin!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Current United Kingdom-appointed Governor of the Virgin Islands Daniel Pruce invited the local media to his office, claiming it was in celebration of World Press Freedom Day held on Friday, May 3, 2024.
New immigration bill to bring clarity to VI Residency & Belonger status
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The updated Immigration Bill is in response to Recommendation B33 of the Commission of Inquiry, which identified the need for clear and published guidance for the consideration of applications for residence and Belonger status in the Virgin Islands (VI) has seen its first reading in the House of Assembly (HoA).
‘We making a mistake of not holding each other accountable’- C. Michael Thomas
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Prominent businessman Mr C. Michael Thomas has said he is not sure what recommendations Governor Daniel Pruce will have for the territory when he presents his first Quarterly Report on the Implementation of Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Reforms in the Virgin Islands later this month; however, he is adamant that the VI has to get into the habit of holding each other accountable.
What happens when governments rob their people?
Alred C. Frett
Controlling your Mind or Paying for the Consequences:
Please read the full Message for every day we learn new things, and still there is much more that we will never know... We were born helpless, and it takes us far longer than most animals to achieve our bio-environmental independence, yet we have the audacity to claim to be made in the image of a Super God... Facts suggest that we created God, but it is convenient for our importance to claim he made us.
Commissioner Dr Turnbull Sr blasts portion of CoI as misinformation
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- One of the recent Constitutional Review Commissioners, Dr Melvin A. Turnbull Sr, has lambasted the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report for labelling the [British] Virgin Islands as corrupt.
HoA passes Register of Interests’ bill with amendments
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After a marathon session in a Committee of the whole House, the Virgin Islands Legislature- called the House of Assembly (HoA)- voted last week to approve the controversial Register of Interests Bill.
'The CoI is causing all of our systems to fail'- Hon Ronnie W. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Opposition Leader in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has accused the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) and its sweeping recommendations on the [British] Virgin Islands of working against the territory.
Opposition vows to support government in matters relating to CoI reforms
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Members in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) have vowed to support the government over what was referred to as a ‘perfect storm’ over several issues in the VI, including matters related to the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report.
‘Work on 50 of the 50 CoI framework recommendations has begun’- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reported that work on all 50 of the CoI framework recommendations has begun, with the work split into a number of actions for completion by the May 2024 substantive deadline for full implementation.
UK Territory [British] Virgin Islands De Facto Direct Rule or is Cayman Next?
Peter Polack
Shortly after the arrest of [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Premier Andrew A. Fahie in Miami by DEA agents for a drug sting operation, a UK Commission of Inquiry report on corruption, abuse of office and serious dishonesty was released, in June 2022.
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