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April 23rd, 2021
‘Put up or shut up’ Integrity in Public Life Bill brought to HoA

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – The Integrity In Public Life Act, 2020, which is part of the suite of good governance legislation by the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government, received its Introduction and First Reading at the Seventh Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, on Thursday, April 22, 2021.

March 20th, 2021
Diplomacy is a lagging factor in OT affairs

By Dickson C. Igwe

The weapons of diplomacy, tact and negotiation are better options in moving towards self-determination than banging an anti-colonial drum. Tact and diplomacy will achieve more for Overseas Territories than confrontation.

March 4th, 2021
Whistleblower legislation brought to HoA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government continues to put systems in place for transparency and good governance, in keeping with its campaign promises, the Whistleblower Act, 2021 has been brought to parliament.

March 3rd, 2021
Register of Interests Act to be amended to assist CoI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Reiterating that it welcomes a transparent and accountable Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the Virgin Islands (VI) that will allow for a ‘just outcome’, the Government of the VI has announced it will be making an amendment to the Register of Interest Act, 2006 to allow information to be shared with the CoI.

March 2nd, 2021
Corruption? High Court rules UK Gov’t broke own law over COVID contracts!

LONDON, United Kingdom- While the United Kingdom Government seems bent on labelling the Virgin Islands as corrupt to the extent that it has backed a controversial Commission of Inquiry into governance, it has been found to not be without sin as the High Court in the United Kingdom (UK) has ruled that the country’s Health Secretary, Matthew J. D. Hancock aka ‘Matt’, unlawfully failed to publish details of billions of pounds' worth of coronavirus-relate

February 25th, 2021
Gov’t ‘lacks a clear plan for reopening of territory’s seaports’- Hon Penn

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the announcement from the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) late yesterday, February 24, 2021, that the reopening of the territory’ seaports to international operations has been further delayed, to April 15, 2021, the Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has come out swinging, accusing Government of lacking a plan and transparency.

January 25th, 2021
'Too early' to tell if CoI proceedings will be live-streamed - Hickinbottom

WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Commissioner of the Inquiry into governance, the Right Honourable Judge Gary R. Hickinbottom, has revealed that it is too soon to say whether the proceedings of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) will be live-streamed as per the advice of Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1).

January 23rd, 2021
When public trust in gov'ts evaporate

By Dickson C. Igwe

Ok. Recent Crises in Overseas territory Governance in the Turks and Caicos, and elsewhere, will drive the idea of independence off the map for a generation.

January 20th, 2021
Gov Jaspert ‘directs’ Judge to consider holding CoI in private

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following a statement from Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) in which he mentioned that he had written to controversial Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert for the Commission of Inquiry into governance to be live-streamed for transparency, it has been revealed that Governor Jaspert is in fact not in favour of a public hearing.

April 28th, 2020
Territorial Provisioning Logistical Plan to be audited- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “We believe that we must police ourselves,” Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) stated in announcing that Cabinet Ministers led the discussions to ensure the Territorial Provisioning Logistical Plan, which was put in place to ensure no one went hungry during the additional week of 24-hour curfew that ended on April 27, 2020, is audited.

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