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CoP Collins should have been sent home for ‘Breach of Trust’- Julio S. Henry
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- As many in the public have turned to social media to show support for public officer Najan Christopher, who was arrested and charged for a diplomatic note in favour of former Premier Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), a talk show host has pointed out what he termed as hypocrisy in the system.
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.
EU removes Bermuda; Adds Anguilla, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos to tax blacklist
BRUSSELS, Belgium- The European Union (EU) has added the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands to its tax haven blacklist and also put Anguilla back on as a "non-cooperative jurisdiction" just a year after it was removed.
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.
Embattled Boris Johnson resigns as Conservative Party leader
LONDON, United Kingdom- After a rebellion by members of his Conservative Party, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson will step down as its leader today, Thursday, July 7, 2022, after a wholesale rebellion of his cabinet, a wave of government resignations and a devastating loss of party support.
Stockholm Syndrome in the Virgin Islands
Thomas C. Famous
Stock·holm syn·drome
noun
"feelings of trust or affection felt in many cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim toward a captor."
EU Blacklist is about racism & discrimination towards competition- Caribbean Economist
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Caribbean Economist Marla Dukharan in her analysis of economic measures from Europe on small Caribbean states says that those measures are used as a disguise to stymie competition in the region using racism and discrimination.
UK PM allegedly failed to isolate when exposed to Covid positive case
LONDON, United Kingdom- In yet another allegation of hypocrisy and being a law unto himself, United Kingdom Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson has been accused of failing to self-isolate last January despite coming into close contact with a Downing Street aide who tested positive.
UK MPs & press turn against Sir Geoffrey for representing VI in CoI
LONDON, United Kingdom- Prominent lawyer and United Kingdom (UK) Parliamentarian Sir Charles Geoffrey Cox, QC is now feeling the wrath for choosing to defend the Government of the Virgin Islands in the UK-backed Commissioner of Inquiry (CoI) called by the controversial ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, the buddy of the corrupt accused UK Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson.
Jaspert had said ‘CoIs are expensive & reveal nothing’- Premier Fahie
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- With the Opposition often insinuating that Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) was often running to the Governor to persuade him to call a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into government when he was in the Opposition, the Premier has again sought to set the record straight.
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