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Hon Vanterpool denies divesting Investment Club shares to relative
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie and Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool squared off in the House of Assembly yesterday July 22, 2014 during a speech by the former on the Final Report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the cruise pier development project.
Govt playing with PAC report ‘like cat playing with mouse’ – Edmund G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “It is disgraceful to know that it has taken the House [of Assembly] so long to in fact debate the works of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). It shows irresponsibility and it shows lack of proper leadership,” said Edmund G. Maduro.
$35m not enough; project could cost up to $70m – Hon Andrew A. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – First District Representative Hon Andrew A. Fahie believes that the Cruise Pier Development Project could escalate to about $70 million dollars by the time the land-side development and other aspects of it come to an end and does not feel the $35 million received by Government is nearly enough.
‘Clear up dark clouds over cruise pier project!’ – Hon Andrew A. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In the wake of Government’s closing of a $35 million loan for the Cruise Pier Development Project last week, Representative for the First District and Member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Hon Andrew A. Fahie said that the “dark clouds” that hover above the project must be cleared up in the interest of the people of the Territory.
More evidence of corruption revealed in officers’ testimony- PAC report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While the Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool has sought to dismiss the House of Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) damaging report about the corruption, lack of transparency, mismanagement of funds and breaking of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the testimonies from Public Officers close to the process tell a different story.
‘There are clouds over that project’ – Hon Andrew A. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “We have done it many times for the financial services. We have done it many other times for other aspects of Government. What is alarming is that the Premier has come today to seek the guaranteeing of the $35 million loan for the cruise pier project by the ports and is saying that we will debate the final report from the Public Accounts Committee at another time.”
PAC calls on Governor to appoint Commission of Inquiry!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The plot thickens on the damaging report authored by the House of Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee with compelling evidence of corruption, usurpation of the role of the BVI Ports Authority Board, breaking of laws of the Virgin Islands, absence of transparency, and officers withholding information from the committee to name a few.
Hon O’Neal to table final PAC Cruise Pier report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE is to table the final report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the Cruise Ship Port Development Project at a sitting of the House of Assembly on Friday June 13, 2014.
More corroborating evidence of corruption on Ports Project - PAC source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While the House of Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has only submitted an interim report over the controversial Ports Development Project this news site’s sources within the three political parties in the House of Assembly have told us that there are more damaging information and evidence to come.
TPP raked in $1.7 Million in fees on Ports Project - Ed DeCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While testifying before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the controversial Ports Development Project Chairman of the BVI Ports Authority Board Mr. J. Edward DeCastro confirmed that Tortola Pier Partners (TPP) had been paid some $1.7 Million of Ports Authority funds.
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