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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.
Civil society group to march against Governor, Top Cop over poor policing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local business owner and brother of Bishop John I. Cline, Mr Ronford Cline has signaled plans to move a petition and march against Governor Daniel Pruce and the Commissioner of Police Mark Collins to take accountability for security and poor policing in the Virgin Islands (VI).
UK vs BVI - Talking large about doing little
Alred C. Frett
Messages from the Masters:
February, 2024, Black History Month… We can talk about anything, including how Ron DeSantis, a Ringleader for revoking our History with Anti-Woke Nonsense, has suffered a Presidential Nomination defeat... However, the threats are still growing, and we cannot risk the chance of their success, so we must work extra hard to ensure that this and generations to come will not be deprived of their Identity.
VI & UK conduct joint crisis training exercise with hurricane scenario
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Crisis experts from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) arrived in the Virgin Islands on Monday, February 5, 2024, to host a week of crisis response and disaster preparedness training.
UK should tell us what is on the other side of this ‘modern partnership’- Hon Stacy R. Mather
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Deputy Speaker and Opposition Member Hon Stacy R. Mather MBE believes the United Kingdom (UK) has a responsibility to let the people of the [British] Virgin Islands know what is at the other end of this modern partnership that it has been promoting.
Premier tells new Governor democracy must be respected in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reminded that the VI remains a democratic nation and, as such, democracy must be respected through democratic governance.
Gov’t looking forward to working with Governor on CoI reforms – Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) in welcoming Governor Daniel Pruce to the VI said his administration is looking forward to working with the new Governor on Governance reforms.
Andrew A. Fahie was ‘framed’ by the UK- Ex-Premier’s attorney tells court
MIAMI, Florida, USA- After several delays, the trial for former Premier of the Virgin Islands Andrew A. Fahie began on Monday, January 29, 2024, in a Miami federal court where the US government made its cocaine-smuggling case against Mr Fahie by casting a confidential informant as a Mexican cartel trafficker.
UK falls to lowest score on global corruption index
LONDON, UK - The UK has fallen from 18th (out of 181 countries) in 2022 to 20th in 2023 in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index, which ranks countries by experts’ views of possible corruption in public services.
We will be whatever we allow ourselves to be
Alred C. Frett
Being Called on to Fight for a Lost Cause:
All our lives we were taught to ‘go along in order to get along’... Society conditioned us to be weak-kneed and feeble-minded; always ready to ignore our own needs while sacrificing ourselves for others... Welcome to a New World… Today, we are about to embark on a journey of Facts, but if you are stuck on valuing yourself through the Eyes and Mouths of others, this Message may be too deep for you to fathom.