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July 26th, 2021
Lord Ahmad admits flaws with UK financing models for small states

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom (UK) government has finally admitted that there are flaws in its financing models for small states like the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), an issue flagged by the Government of the Virgin Islands Premier, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), since 2019, in his refusal to access a £300m loan guarantee for recovery and development efforts after Hurricanes Irma and Maria of 2017.

May 31st, 2021
VI CoI called over Fahie's resistance to UK bullying- Ex FCO staff alleges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – New inside information surrounding the hastily called Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) being executed by the United Kingdom (UK) Government has pointed to more concerning alleged motives behind the UK-funded inquiry into the Government of Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1).

May 22nd, 2020
'These are not the times when only the Governor went to college'- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reiterated calls for the UK to define and revisit its conditions surrounding the Protocols for Effective Financial Management in the Virgin Islands (VI) so that the Territory can move ahead with borrowing money from its reserves and create a sound COVID-19 economic stimulus package.

August 21st, 2019
‘You don’t need no RDA!’- Julio S. Henry

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Recalling the historic and proud achievement in 1978 by the late Chief Minister Mr Willard Wheatley, who took the Virgin Islands out of Grant-in-Aid, which then resulted in the turnaround of the Virgin Islands economy, commentator Julio S. Henry aka’ Sam’ has urged Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) to renegotiate the terms and conditions of the United Kingdom Loan Guarantee or refuse the offer.

May 4th, 2018
Gov’t $240M in debt; @ brink of borrowing capacity- Claude O. Skelton-Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was on the Tuesday May 1, 2018 edition of the Honestly Speaking show, aired on ZBVI 780 AM, that the Leader of the Opposition and First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie and commentator Claude O. Skelton-Cline shared with listeners their views on the financial position of the Virgin Islands (VI).

February 2nd, 2016
‘Absolute rubbish!’ – says Hon Fraser on Govt's claims for violating Protocols

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) said Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith’s claim that building the territory’s economy was more important than savings at this juncture as his justification for missing the December 31, 2015 deadline for compliance to the UK’s Protocols for Effective Financial Management, is absolute rubbish, and totally unnecessary.

February 1st, 2016
Govt's violation of Protocols was to build economy – Premier Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has justified missing the December 31, 2015 deadline for compliance to the UK’s Protocols for Effective Financial Management, saying that building the territory’s economy was more important than savings at this juncture.

January 23rd, 2016
Gov't's call to audit itself an insult – Hon Fraser

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition Honourable Julian Fraser RA has come out swinging at Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith for effectively announcing that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government will be investigating itself on the cruise pier development project.

May 5th, 2014
UK Protocols restrict Territory’s borrowing – Hon Fraser

SEA COWS’ BAY, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Third District Hon Julian Fraser, RA said that the Protocols for Effective Financial Management to which the Virgin Islands must become compliant has removed every opportunity the Territory had as far as options to raise money were concerned.

December 27th, 2013
QE II Park ballooned to $1.5M ‘tell people the truth’-Hon. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It appears that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith loves to build parks, now in their second park since taking office in November 2011. The first was completed on Virgin Gorda and opened last week.

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