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February 14th, 2024
'I remain laser-focused on strengthening good governance'- Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says he will continue strengthening governance in the VI and implementing the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) reforms, despite the guilty verdict of ex-premier Andrew A. Fahie.

February 9th, 2024
Fahie Trial: VI Gov’t says it respects role of court in administration of justice

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following a verdict of guilty on all charges in the trial of Ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie, the Government of the Virgin Islands has released an official statement saying that it respects the role of the court in the administration of justice; however, acknowledges the role of the verdict on the family of Mr Fahie.

February 3rd, 2024
Fahie Trial: Court hears details of UK involvement months before arrests

MIAMI, Florida, USA – Despite denials by Ex-Governor John J. Rankin, CMG on whether he knew in advance of the United States (US) sting operation that led to the arrest of ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie, US Court heard on February 1, 2024 of UK involvement in the operation from almost the beginning.

January 23rd, 2024
Ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie’s trial delayed yet again

MIAMI, Florida, USA– The high-profile trial of former Virgin Islands' Premier Andrew A. Fahie has been delayed yet again and is now scheduled to begin on Monday, January 29, 2024.

January 18th, 2024
Contact with CoP Mark Collins among others form phone evidence in Fahie trial

MIAMI, Florida, USA– Prosecutors in the upcoming high-profile case against the former Virgin Islands (VI) Premier, Andrew A. Fahie have filed a list of phone evidence they plan to use against him. The evidence includes messages and phone records.

January 16th, 2024
Sentencing date for Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard pushed to February 2024

MIAMI, Florida, USA- The sentencing date for the former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA), Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard has now been pushed back, as the trial for the former Premier of the [British] Virgin Islands, Andrew A. Fahie, continues to face repeated delays.

January 6th, 2024
Trial date for former Premier Fahie pushed back again

MIAMI, Florida, USA – The trial date for Former Premier Andrew A. Fahie, who is charged with several counts of drug smuggling, money laundering, and racketeering, has been pushed back yet again.

December 27th, 2023
Mysterious ‘Tattoo’ & ‘R.S.’ figures surface in Fahie court case

MIAMI, Florida, USA – New aliases have been added to the list of unnamed, uncharged figures in relation to the upcoming drug smuggling and money laundering trial of former Virgin Islands Premier Andrew A. Fahie, as prosecutors and defense attorneys shared details.

December 18th, 2023
Fahie’s attorney scrutinising jury's ability to render impartial verdict

MIAMI, Florida, USA – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the ex-Virgin Islands Premier Andrew A. Fahie's Attorney, Theresa M. Van Vliet, has filed an eight-page list of proposed voir dire questions to ask potential jurors.

December 7th, 2023
Guyana appeals to US & UN as Venezuela advances annexation of territory

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, SA- Guyana has turned to the United Nations and the United States for help as the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, announced a series of measures intended to advance its annexation of two-thirds of the independent South American nation’s territory.

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