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UK Gov’t insisted VI agree to no early elections– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said he remains disappointed by Governor John J. Rankin’s ‘untrue statement’ about there being an option to go to the polls following the release of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Report last year.
VI freezes estimated US $400M in assets linked to Russia
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI - The [British] Virgin Islands has begun taking all requisite steps to ensure that it adheres to its international obligations as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom relating to sanctions against Russia.
Failed! UK gov’t lacked plan for COVID-19 pandemic- report finds
LONDON, UK- In another blow to the beleaguered United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, the UK government was not properly prepared for a pandemic like COVID-19, a new report has found.
'Pandora Papers' show London is a key hub for tax avoidance
LONDON, United Kingdom- While the United Kingdom has been pressuring the [British] Virgin Islands and other Overseas Territories to have Public Registers of Beneficial Ownership to fight against what it termed 'dirty money', the Pandora Papers has revealed London is a key destination of choice for some of the world’s richest and most powerful people to conceal their cash and avoid tax.
More hypocrisy! UK Gov’t accused of trying to muzzle free press
LONDON, United Kingdom- While the United Kingdom Government, through the Commission of Inquiry (CoI), seem to have no issue with publicly disclosing documents not yet laid in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), it is busy at home trying to guard its secrets, allegedly even at the expense of the sacred press freedom.
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
Corruption? ‘Blundering’ UK Gov’t faced with more questions over COVID spending
LONDON, United Kingdom- While the United Kingdom (UK) Government led by the pro-colonialist Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson aka ‘Boris’ has allegedly been collaborating with the UK press to paint the Virgin Islands and its Government as corrupt, allegedly in an attempt to impose direct rule, fingers are now pointing back at the UK Government.
Branson to mortgage Necker Island for airline bailout
NECKER ISLAND, VI- British billionaire and Virgin Islands Belonger, Sir Richard C. N. Branson has said he will mortgage Necker Island, located in the [British] Virgin Islands, to raise money to save his Virgin Atlantic airline from collapse.
VI's 'back & forth' with UK Gov’t concerning- Opposition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8), has chided the government’s ‘back and forth’ approach with the United Kingdom (UK) on policies, noting that the territory ought to be maintaining its relationship with the Crown.
‘I’m not a friend of the RDA’- Rosemary L. Rosan-Jones
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Outspoken local resident and social commentator Rosemary L. Rosan-Jones aka ‘Cindy’ has made it known she is not a supporter of the controversial Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) but said the territory needs to manage its finances better.
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