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CoI Report: ‘No decisions will be made' ahead of UK Ministerial visit – Governor

-Report recommendations include UK Direct Rule & Audits into Gov’t projects
Governor of the Virgin Islands, H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG during a press conference on Friday morning, April 29, 2022, has indicated that with regards to the recommendations coming out from the CoI report, no decision has been made as yet. Photo: GIS/Facebook
With Minister for the Overseas Territories, Amanda A. Milling, scheduled to arrive in the Virgin Islands as soon as next week for meetings, the VI public now awaits the decisions of those meetings and deliberations. Photo: Internet Source
With Minister for the Overseas Territories, Amanda A. Milling, scheduled to arrive in the Virgin Islands as soon as next week for meetings, the VI public now awaits the decisions of those meetings and deliberations. Photo: Internet Source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor of the Virgin Islands, H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG during a press conference on Friday morning, April 29, 2022, has indicated that with regards to the recommendations coming out from the CoI report, no decision has been made as yet.

At the press conference, Governor Rankin revealed that the CoI Commissioner, Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom made several key recommendations, including direct rule and speedy review of the VI Constitution.

CoI Recommendations 

According to the Governor, the report also included recommendations for the curtailment of 'open-ended discretionary powers' held by public officials, including Cabinet, and a series of audits into projects, which may lead to criminal investigations.

Some of these projects included that on the failed $7.2M BVI Airways Project and the $1.6M Elmore Stoutt High School Wall Project.

The Governor revealed that the report found that the school wall project funding was split between 70 contractors, 40 of whom had no constructors license.

With Minister for the Overseas Territories, Amanda A. Milling, scheduled to win the Virgin Islands as soon as next week for meetings, the VI public now awaits the decisions of those meetings and deliberations.

UK Ministerial visit in the new week 

Governor Rank in response to questions from the media regarding the CoI Report recommendations added, “No decisions have been made, and the Minister of the overseas Territory in the UK will be coming here next week precisely to have discussions on those recommendations with the Government, members of the House of Assembly and others in the territory,” he said. 

“Thereafter, no doubt deliberation will need to be considered and a decision will be made, I will make a further statement at the end of the Minister’s visit here,” he added.

Governor Rankin added that he pledgees that the best interests of the people of BVI will continue through transparent, honest, and open governance in accordance with the rule of law in the territory.

11 Responses to “CoI Report: ‘No decisions will be made' ahead of UK Ministerial visit – Governor”

  • 999 (30/04/2022, 14:16) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    it is mysterious how some are cart off to jail for a joint of marijuana while some missed used tax money and walking free
    • Hmm (30/04/2022, 16:44) Like (14) Dislike (2) Reply
      What is left to be decided - there is no possibility that the UK is not going to suspend the constitution although it is not yet clear whether it will happen before the end of the week. All the elected officials will be out of office, and civil servants will have white bosses who will require them to do their jobs properly, not spend the day surfing the internet, and not to run their sideline businesses from their Government desks. HoHum
  • PT09 (30/04/2022, 14:26) Like (41) Dislike (3) Reply
    Governor Rankin added that he pledges that the best interests of the people of BVI will continue through transparent, honest, and open governance in accordance with the rule of law in the territory. Governor if you truly want this for the people of the BVI the UK need to take us over for at least 2 years.The Acting Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley have been talking down the UK ever since he got in office on top of that every VIP minster went along with Andrew A. Fahie in whatever he did. We need a change please don't let no one talk you into not taking over we need a change. Leave things the way they are there will be no change.
    • After 40 yes my father can't get status. (30/04/2022, 15:18) Like (18) Dislike (0) Reply
      I wrote to the governor on my father's behalf a few years ago because someone in immigration has a long personal issue with my father she trying to punish him, my father don't have no kind of criminal record not even a traffic violation, his children and grand children born here, the Governor wrote immigration asking them to look into the matter, and communicate the issue if any, years after to date nothing. I guess now I can write the Governor again..And I'm sure my father isn't alone...Now you see why we welcome this change, God doesn't sleep. The last time I spoke to my father he said he is not interested in status anymore. However I will still write to high lite the injustice and crookedness..
      • fromafar (30/04/2022, 19:58) Like (0) Dislike (6) Reply
        YOU MIGHT JUST GE WHAT YOU ASK FOR . BUT BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR.
  • WOW (30/04/2022, 14:43) Like (4) Dislike (33) Reply
    She really looks like one of those Top hard face England Witches.
  • Fahie. " I don't read bloggs " (30/04/2022, 15:03) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    If he was reading the blogs he wouldn't be in this, the best information , advise and suggestions are in the blogs, I read the blogs I love the blogs, I read in many blogs that DEA and Scotland Yard is here,., He would have been more careful .Take bloggers serious, they are people of the streets,,
  • Rick (30/04/2022, 20:32) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    The decision is already made
  • Investigate All (30/04/2022, 22:45) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    This issue of greed and corruption is rampant in all our political parties. Gus started his term with the NDP. His first view of corruption was what he saw after Irma. So every party needs to be investigated. They all hold the same head and serve the same master(s). Financial/legal industries need to be investigated also, along with all these businesses we know are money laundering fronts, which in my estimate is about 85% of the businesses in the BVI.
  • Titanic (01/05/2022, 10:17) Like (0) Dislike (3) Reply
    Hit an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and sank in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Just over 110 years later the BVI government hit a similar type of iceberg on 28 April 2022 and is still sinking. This sinking government will take a lot longer but eventually the debris will end up on the bottom or in the digestive system of the sharks!


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