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Dr Smith said Jaspert asked him about corruption before becoming VI Governor
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Former Premier Dr D. Orlando Smith says a precursor to the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the Virgin Islands (VI) came as a result of people in the territory continuously complaining to the British government about corruption in the VI government.
UK national & ex-commander of Royal Bermuda Regiment jailed for corruption
HAMILTON, Bermuda- A former commanding officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment who admitted a charge of official corruption was jailed for six months on Thursday, January 26, 2023.
The real costs of holidays, vacations & elections
Alred C. Frett
Keeping Ourselves Busy by Doing Nothing:
We live and learn and, while we may not have all the answers, the World is not flat, Heaven is not in the Sky and if you don’t love yourself no one is obliged to love you… As Adults we look for Vacations even when we are unemployed and as Children we look forward to Holidays even when it means avoiding lessons that improve our lives… Now is the time to look even deeper at our Basic Traditional Practices.
Ex-judge opens COVID inquiry into UK handling of pandemic
LONDON, United Kingdom- A retired judge opened a public inquiry on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, into how Britain handled the coronavirus pandemic, saying bereaved families and those who suffered would be at the heart of the proceedings.
Hypocrisy? UK allows certain companies to not disclose beneficial owners
LONDON, United Kingdom (UK)- While trying to force Overseas Territories in the Caribbean to impose Public Registers of Beneficial Ownership, which could potentially cripple financial services, the United Kingdom (UK) has been allowing certain companies registered in its jurisdiction to not disclose its beneficial owners.
Ex PR Governor Wanda E. Vázquez arrested on corruption charges
VI CONSORTIUM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Former governor of Puerto Rico Wanda E. Vázquez was arrested on corruption charges on Thursday, August 4, 2022, and will soon become the first former leader of the island to face federal prosecution.
I am not going to sit down & take 'criminal label’– Hon Mark H. Vanterpool
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– Senior legislator in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) has said he won’t sit down a take the label of being a ‘criminal’.
RVIPF takes up post @ BVIPA in Port Purcell
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- In keeping with recommendations made by the Commissioner of the Inquiry on governance in the Virgin Islands for the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) to take up the responsibility of security at the ports of entry, the RVIPF has since assigned police officers to Port Purcell.
When reading is fundamental & seeing is believing
Alred C. Frett
In a Quest to Return to the Badness of the Good Old Days:
Seems like the whole world is falling apart – Not just our Premier chasing bones in the brook but a constant beat of conflict and confusion… Russia vs Ukraine, UK vs EU, America vs America and Everywhere against Anywhere… Even Hell and Heaven claim Domestic Violence as Rain pours and Sun shines… They took us out of Africa and since we are not going back, Africa’s Sahara is coming to us – dust by dust and grain by grain.
I’ll go there!
Jacqueline Wheatley
As candidates are taking their places to contest for the next general elections, we don't know the answers to where we would be heading next. The recent news-making headlines of former Virgin Islands Premier Andrew A. Fahie and the ongoing saga of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) have left us to wonder.
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