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CoI: ‘Time will reveal all’ - Premier Fahie on Auditor General’s disclosure
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has hinted that ‘time’ will be the ultimate factor in revealing the full picture regarding the Auditor General (AG) Sonia M. Webster’s submissions to the ongoing Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry.
'All funds can be fully accounted for & is already fully accounted for'– Premier
WICKHAM'S CAY, Tortola, VI- Amid allegations from the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster, that the Premier’s Office inflated stimulus payments and exceeded the requested grants that farmers and fisherfolk applied for, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said he wanted to assure the Virgin Islands public that his administration can properly account for every dime issued to those persons in need.
Contract splitting ‘circumvents the rules of procurement’– Sonia M. Webster
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Auditor General Ms Sonia M. Webster has argued that while petty contracts can be necessary, splitting major contracts that would otherwise be mandated to go through the tendering process into petty contracts is a major issue that can lead to numerous risks.
CARICOM blasts UK, Ex-Gov Jaspert over secretive CoI launch
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) has broken its silence over the secretive nature of the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) as established by the former controversial Governor, Augustus J.U. Jasper in collaboration with the British Government days before he demitted office.
Dr Pickering implicates NDP Cabinet in BVI Airways scandal
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - While clearing his name from any direct dealings with BVI Airways Project and its missing $7.2M funds, Deputy Premier under the previous National Democratic Party (NDP) Government, Dr Kedrick D. Pickering has come out in defence of the former Financial Secretary, Mr Neil M. Smith against allegations he facilitated fraud, adding that Mr Smith's decisions would have been influenced by the then finance minister and Cabinet.
‘I have been honest in all my dealings’ in office - Myron V. Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As part of the highly-anticipated episode of ‘Real Talk’ with Karia J. Christopher, former Legislator and Minister for Education, Mr Myron V. Walwyn has moved to defend his name over the $1.6M Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) alleged wall fraud project in 2016.
Detective team now on Walwyn wall case - CoP Matthews
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - As investigations into the $1.6M Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) wall project commissioned by former Legislator Myron V. Walwyn continue, Commissioner of Police Mr Micheal B. Matthews has indicated that the case is now in the hands of an entire team of detectives with close to 100 persons now interviewed as part of the probe into the alleged corruption.
“Sometimes I’m ashamed to be labelled a Politician” – Hon Julian Fraser RA
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Hon Julian Fraser RA, a District 3 representative formerly with the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) but now Chairman of Progressives United (PU)—a party he founded—is lashing out at a major political scandal that occurred over the last six months in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Wendell M. Gaskin is new Ports Board Chairman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - After the National Democratic Party (NDP 1) forced him to retire, former Deputy Financial Secretary, Wendell M. Gaskin is back.
Senior Investigator assigned to Walwyn ESHS wall case – CoP Matthews
BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mr Michael B. Matthews has revealed that the police force is currently scoping out the facts and conclusion of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) wall report by Auditor General (AG) Ms Sonia M. Webster.