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Local Politics
Anti-gov’t motorcade flops with abysmal support
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – An anti-government motorcade organized by controversial talk show host Rosemary R. Rosan-Jones aka 'Cindy' has today Saturday, June 5, 2021, flopped with abysmal community support.
50th anniversary of appointment of Dr Willard Wheatley as Chief Minister of VI
By Family of former Chief Minister, the late Dr Willard Wheatley, MBE, LLB
June 2, 2021, marks 50 years since the late Dr Willard Wheatley, MBE, LLD was appointed the second Chief Minister of the Virgin Islands after he was first elected to the Legislative Council (i.e. House of Assembly) in 1971. His political legacy is the financial autonomy of the Territory that remains the cornerstone of self-government and the furthest advance in self-determination achieved thus far.
CoI Commissioner admits there is ‘suspicion’ over inquiry operations
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom QC, the sole United Kingdom (UK) appointed Commissioner in the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI), has admitted there is suspicion over the operations of the inquiry that was launched by embattled ex-governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert and sponsored by the UK Government.
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.
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).
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.
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.
VI’s fate in hands of UK Monarch ‘is unacceptable’ in 2021 - Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talkshow host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called 'unacceptable' the reserved powers of the Queen as laid out in the Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007 to make laws for peace and order in the territory.
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.
Mischievous CoI? Premier says selectively releasing info is skewing public opinion
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called for a more transparent Commission of Inquiry (CoI), where more information is to be made available to the public and the media so that a full picture of the Inquiry can be presented to the public and the world.
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